About this episode

Preet Bharara and Devlin Barrett discuss the ethical dilemmas faced by DOJ employees under pressure from President Trump.

In the Stay Tuned podcast bonus for Insiders, Preet and New York Times Justice Department reporter Devlin Barrett discuss why so many DOJ employees are willing to risk their careers to uphold ethical standards and resist pressure from President Trump. Plus, why Barrett’s acknowledgements in the book deserve their own spotlight. For more content at the intersection of law, politics, and policy, sign up to receive the weekly CAFE Brief newsletter, for free: cafe.com/brief Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at letters@cafe.com, or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

People in this episode

Host: Preet Bharara

Guest: Devlin Barrett

Topics covered

• law
• politics
• ethics
• Department of Justice
• Trump
• career prosecutors

Keywords

• DOJ
• ethical standards
• Trump
• career prosecutors
• Devlin Barrett
• law
• politics

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CAFE

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Organizations: New York Times, Vox Media Podcast Network

Places: United States

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