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Sep 2017
36m 23s

Civil Rights and Wrongs Under Jeff Sessi...

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What is life like in the Department of Justice under Jeff Sessions?  And what does the Trump Administration mean for civil rights in America? Preet talks to his old friend Vanita Gupta, who led the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division under President Obama, about why justice officials are staying, why they’re leaving, and what to make of the NFL controversy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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