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Feb 2019
32m 57s

Vanita Gupta: The Firebrand Who Duels w...

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Legal warrior Vanita Gupta—the first woman, first person of South Asian descent and youngest person to lead the Civil Rights division in the Justice Department—talks with Tina about holding the line on civil rights in the Trump era. 
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