Master of the Senate (with Harry Reid)

HARRY REID SHOW NOTES
Interview taped on 2/1/19.


Harry Reid is the former Democratic Senate Majority Leader. His decades long career in public service includes two terms as a Congressman for Nevada, city attorney for Henderson, Nevada’s Lieutenant Governor, and a stint as the chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission.
In a wide ranging conversation, Sen. Reid reflects on his upbringing, career milestones, the five presidents he has served, his former colleagues, and this political moment in history. He also looks forward to 2020, offering guidance to presidential candidates.


Various references made in the episode:
Reid’s book, The Good Fight: Hard Lessons from Searchlight to WashingtonThe nail-biting 2006 night when the Democrats took the SenateFormer Senator Daniel Inouye’s funeral Reid’s description of Trump as amoral and the spike in dictionary searches for ‘amoral’Intelligence chiefs' testimony before the Senate on 2/6/19 Bill Moyer’s program comparing President Carter to President ReaganSpeaker Pelosi and Senator Schumer’s scrutinized visit to the Oval Office Former Senator Arlen Specter switches parties Former Senator Jim Jeffords’ switches partiesThe dedication of the Mike O’Callaghan – Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge

In the Q&A portion of the episode, Preet answers your questions about the subpoena issued to Trump’s Inaugural Committee, why some judges retire early, and why a defendant may waive his or her right to a speedy trial.
NYT article, Trump Inaugural Committee Ordered to Hand Over Documents to Federal InvestigatorsA NYT article referring to Cohen’s meetings with SDNY prosecutorsThe Special Counsel’s motion in the Roger Stone case asking the court to exclude time from the speedy trial clock.Former Senator Ted Stevens request for a speedy trialA Bloomberg report that prosecutors have “several terabytes” of Stone’s information to sort though

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