Preet Bharara on Trump: His Goal Is Not To Have Power, It’s To Be The Most Talked About Person
I chatted with the former United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara on Instagram Live. We discussed President Trump's failing election legal strategy with Rudy Giuliani. “I think it backfired on him a bit,” Preet said. “I think with some people the fact he loses again and again by judges who were appointed by him and other Republicans makes it hard to make the argument that he’s been robbed.”
Preet also talked about what he thinks Trump’s ultimate goal is. “Trump’s goal is not to have the most power or to be president,” he said. “His goal was to be the most talked about person on the planet and he achieved that.”
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Drunk or drugged up, Katie. Please go get deprogrammed, you conspiracy theorist!!
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NOW I want the two or three of you to sip a glass of wine while doing this...you can edit later...and call Preet a cab.
Great video. I didn't notice how old it was until 3/4's of the way through. Now I am thinking..."Wow. SO MUCH has happened since November!!!" News and current event videos become ancient history every 24 hours as a result of the Trump Administration. I am completely exhausted from the past four years of the Trump daily drama. It's as if the pandemic was put there just so I could sit in front of the computer for a whole year to watch the soap opera unfold moment by moment. 22 hours and 39 minutes left......(crossing my fingers and toes).
Preet has a great smile Katie
42:48 - very interesting and significant for Trump: lack of any decency
trump thinks the rules do not apply to him both GA Senate seats went to the democrats trump was impeached for a second time
NO federal executions for nearly 20 years and then wholesale slaughter.
trump election fraud cases went 1 for 64.
Excellent interviewer. Looking forward to more!
He is a psychopath. People need to do their homework!
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Thank you Preet!
So wonderful to listen to intelligent, knowledgeable ethical people have a substantive discussion about matters that should be of great concern to everyone. ❤️
Enjoyed this conversation. Scrolled through, heard commonsense and decided to stay.
It was
He cares about his country. That's what "America First" means. Everyone else has different priorities.
Is it 12:01 January 20th Yet!?
Trump has to be the most bombastic human being to have ever walked the earth.
Stop giving this hence man ideas.
That was incredibly honest, interesting and INFORMATIVE! Fun watching it at this point in time, 1/11/2021, when we all know the end of the story.
yeah they don't want to be killed.
If you can't get rid of an alcoholic then I don't see how you can get rid of a narcissist. Hey, they say Bush Jr was an alcoholic and yet he was allowed to stay in his position as president. I don't know why people in government are trying to reason with T*** regarding unlawful conduct when he does the classic blaming others game from the beginning of his running just like a narcissists does.
When men get old and feel irrelevant, they will do anything to garner attention. Trump and Giuliani became irrelevant and forced their hand to APPEAR relevant. Look where that got them. #TRE45ON. #Borat.
Mr. Bharara is a honest man on his opinions. Was best for him, he didn't stay during exiting president term. 🙏
STOP COVERING TRUMP PERIOD.
Rudi has been blackmailed
Oops I meant Katie's smile.
Good interview, great content, & loving Kate's smile.
Preet remembers Katie during 9/11. I remember when she was embedded with the US Army during the (1st?) invasion of Iraq. Then she was brought to New York and announced as the new co-host of the Today Show, still in battle dress, if my memory is correct.
Gillian I is in hiding and he's a sicko too
He had a fraudulent election in 2016 and if he can lie like this he will sure lie now something he dies well .lie lie lie crazy crazy crazy
Preet Bharara for the US Senate!
Dude, why the mascara?
Nope, this moron is totally wrong. He wants power and money and that automatically leads to him being talked about.
[Why is the lettering on all the books behind Preet backwards?]
Katie - You're STILL the Greatest! You give good Interview! ....And btw - 'You look mahvelous'. . . . . always darling and sparkly from your early career on Today, you now possess a graceful beauty that comes as much from within as without. Much of that beauty pours forth from the warmth in your heart, your sincerity, and your sense of humour. The world is a better place by your presence in it, and your thoughtful contributions. Thank you.
WE are sick of Trump. That's why we voted him out. We need to heal from him. He needs to go to prison and rethink life and what harm he causes people.
Ms. Couric, why do you appear drunk in so many of your videos? Slow speech, slurring of speech, repeating points sluggishly rather than moving on with alertness.....what's going on??
Ms. Couric, why do you look and sound drunk in so many videos? The very slow speech, slurring of words, repeating points instead of asking new questions.....What's going on??
Giuliani good days are over, he has been bought and paid for...it is so obvious
These men who make lies to camara should be held accountable its damaging ??? When election happen any statements made should ONLY be made if there true? If you tell a lie should be healed account bee
I'm in UK I look at most media platforms and they were all breading hate for Joe I made comments for Joe they immediately were removed??????? He ha'd fixed the news to
Trump must have something on Rudy Giuliani Carnt believe his become a puppet for the don they must be the mob????
TERM LIMITS SHOULD BE DISCUSSED FOR ALL THREE BRANCHES OF THE PEOPLE GOVERNMENT
THIS MAN SHOULD NEVER BE ALLOWED TO RUN FOR OFFICE OF PRESIDENT AFTER INSISTING A RIOT AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT
Everyone hates you KATIE
Lies! Love her!!!
Katy... you're obviously so anti Trump... the election was crook....u guys will see...
I enjoyed listening to this
There was proof that this whole election stealing had nothing to do with the truth. He got his base to donate to his cause for 'legal fees', but in the small print the loophole was that trump could use the money towards paying off his failed re-election campaign. He owes millions and was desperate to raise capital. His group is a mixed bag too. You literally got delusional patriots who think trump is fighting for something they have longed for. They are lambs going to slaughter. Then you have the people who are hyped up on the energy to belong to something, have purpose, consumed with conspiracy theories, and desperately want to live out their GI Joe militia man dreams. Then the more nefarious of them all are the true insurrectionists who seek to bring Democracy to its knees; that which is not really the goals of the other groups. But they are all mixed together and one can't tell the difference one from the other. People have been in fear far too long over Muslims and Mexicans; and so consumed they never saw this white lead home grown radicalization of people attacking the foundation of our country.
I don't understand why trump isn't put on blast when he threatens people over twitter and FB. I would be letting him know what he is doing is grounds for criminal investigation and tag the FBI. I mean he openly threatened witnesses for his impeachment trial. This isn't just a trump thing. This should be for any sitting president. If trump can do all this then it sets the groundwork for a more diabolical, smarter president. People need to wake up. We are heading down a terrible road for all Americans. The reason we had become such a great nation was our ability to protect right and to resolve things peacefully. You leave the US and you have no rights. A laughing point is that Kim Jong Um stated that the US is now considered a dangerous country and needs to be disarmed. Thanks Qanon. Thanks trumpsters.
In fact, “Lock her Up” didn’t actually start in 2016 with Trump - it wasn’t even his idea. Under the guidance of Paul Manafort, he was just repeating verbatim the campaign strategy that had been used against Yulia Tymoshenko in Ukraine. Disgusting puppet.
Re Giuliani _ now vs the past _ big difference. Maybe he needs an extensive neurological exam.
He is probably going though some neurological problems because before becoming Trumps lawyer he was i guess fine.
6 weeks is a long time, listening to this on Jan 10th 2021.
Do you really think you need to give them some ideas?
I think this is why people resort to follow populist like Trump, desperate that the elite considers with this nonchalance the psychopathy of DT, you should be like: this will never happen again, this man has wiped his ass with the Constitution and we looked by, come on, that's why people don't vote or fall into crazy cults. Do the right thing, not intellectual flowers but common sense decisions
Stop giving platform to 1 person, specially a thug. No disrespect, put Trump in jail, you are an attorney. Sorry but you are a bit chilled out with these people, I wonder if you are the same with an everyday thug, domestic violence abuser, rapist, gang member and so
Didn't Mueller quite clearly say that if he were allowed to prosecute, he would have? However, all he could do was hand it over to congress. For now, I believe he said. Maybe Mueller can revisit. Unless trump has fired everybody that knows the issues.
His biggest accomplishment during 9-11 was staying out of the way so the professionals could do their job
Sounds like a drug problem
finally someone gets it. it's all about his ego. he just wants to be remembered
Rudy was always racist with « lock em » attitude towards POC. Trump gave him confidence to be more blatant about it.
Rudy was someone different.. it’s sad
Rudy G. seemed different after his prostate cancer treatment; "brain fog" from the anesthesia(?) or something inherent in the "ingredients" administered.
Instead of impeachment.. HIT HIM WHERE IT HURTS BAD.. FREEZE HIS ASSETS SHUT HIM DOWN ALONG WITH HIS ACCESS TO SOCIAL MEDIA
USA, easy pickins. Trump is just the beginning if we don't get our [s]hit together. Mark my word. Just wait until all those Covid 19 bills start coming in from the hospitals to people who don't have money. OMG what a mess. You may be able to protect us from Trump, but how you gonna protect us from ourselves? They (other countries) are watching and waiting.
The problem with Giuliani is that he has BS’D a lot of people for a long time and these people are witnessing what has always been there in the Giuliani character. To think or believe Giuliani has ever been ethical or moral is a self deception. MANY INNOCENT MEN AND WOMEN IN THE NEW YORK FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENT DIED ON SEPTEMBER 11 BECUSE THEY DIDN’T HAVE THE MUCH NEEDED UP TO DATE PHONES,OR RADIOS TO COMMUNICATE. GIULIANI HAD REJECTED PUTTING IN THE BUDGET THE MUCH NEEDED NEW COMMUNICATION RADIOS. Giuliani had his mistress living in the Mayor’s mansion where his wife also lived. His fame after September 11 was another one of those political deceptions, political lies that have occurred many many times similar to the Reagan myth. People didn’t buy it because when Giuliani ran for president he was not taken seriously or given the time of day. His run was short lived and Giuliani revealed how stupid and idiotic he has always been when he ran for president. OUR COUNTRY PUTS ALOT OF IDIOTS AND IMBECILES IN GOVERNMENT OR CROWNS THEM WITH FAME AND FORTUNE BECAUSE THEY ARE WHITE AND HAVE AN IMMENSE ABILITY TO BULLSHIT THEIR OWN.
Katie, really? Faux news? People listen to what you say. Why would you give any gravity or comparison to faux news? Everything they say is bullshit allegedly. Good for you. Make them tell the truth
Trump craves fame.......which I itself is very powerful.
he is creating a trump free zone, as narcissists do with an insatiable appetite, ask twitter. barr will denounce him
prophetic considering recent capitol riots
That’s way better than wanting power. Y’all stupid.
Regarding Rudy G., I wonder if he had a stroke or perhaps a number of small strokes over the years. He has become a menace. And Trump? He’s a psychopathic narcissist and he behaves just as I thought he would after he was even further spoiled by the attention a president gets. That’s why all the rallies: the attention and the fun of gaslighting people into finally giving up their self-direction. They follow Trump like brainless, loyal, windup toys...and he will smash them if he suspects the slightest hint disloyalty.
The clown main aim is to be re-elected so that he can get protection as POTUS, like being sued for things he has wrongly done also the cause of more than 360,000 American deaths and many more, period
Did any police get killed during the BLM protests?
Absolutely correct! "Even bad press is good press!"
Does impeachment not take away ones ability to pardon? I believe something to that effect is mentioned in the Constitution.
Enjoy listening to Preet. He’s smart and good looking. Watch him on CNN frequently.
Ms. Katie Couric, I love you in this forum. Of course you were good on "The Today Show" and, "CNN," but here you have freedom to dig into current issues with your scholared opinion and perspective. Listening to your educated and expert guests, the issues you probe together, the journalistic ethics and standards you hold make your programming an "absolute must." And, as always, you do with such grace and poise. And, yes!: I "SUBSCRIBED!" Also, found former United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bharara, to be exceeding coherent--and, it's like fresh, clean water to hear someone talk about our U.S. Constitution with knowledge, comprehension, passion, and, adherence to the truth contained therein. Thank you both.
If Trump complains and yaps incessantly but no one hears him, sees him or publishes him, does he exist?
I love this channel Katie! I hope you continue this for a long time.
The religious leaders had a lot to with the mayhem that has been confusing people, it’s a great shame that the religious leaders get involved in dirty politics and influence people, America isn’t a theocracy but in many ways the politics of America is influenced by religious ideology and the last time that religion and power Got mixed was in the rise of kingdoms in ancient European History which gave the kings the absolute power and what’s happening in America is tribalism and a yearning for having a king who is beyond the Usual restrictions of the 21st century laws, the absolute monarchs had a godlike personality that the uneducated people of the dark ages kind of worshiped and the religious leaders of the dark ages had so much to do with the mass hypnosis then and the same spirit has made a come back to America and a few other countries that have the two essential ingredient very much active and potent and once the minds of certain types of people is swayed in a woo-woo direction then things can be very difficult to get back on the right track because reasoning won’t work and the movement has already been fuelled by the woo-woo effect which can’t be traced back and identified.
I think the modern tech and things like Twitter and Facebook and such have done no service to the humanity, so much misinformation and disinformation has made the simple minded people confused and potentially dangerous.
Pardoning oneself sounds very much like a godlike ability, I think more amendments are needed .
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Right now trump has lost everything and is therefore ripe for a financial offer from a foreign country and we all know he will go for it.....impeach now or pay the price later
There is precedent for what needs to be done: Charles Manson was not physically present when his followers committed their crimes.
They should stop interviewing President Trump. He will again say he had won in his dreams. This will incide a couple of MAGA supporters. At entrance to the capitol buildings, there was more video footage of the rioters. As seen on few TV channels, rioters were scaling outside walls of Capitol buildings and climbing up capitol buildings like spiderman. Hundreds of MAGA supporters entered. No one was sure if the rioters were armed with handguns. Two armed cops were pinned to the ground and their shirts crumpled up as mobs rushed an entrance doorway. Another armed cop briefly retreated up the stairs as shown in CNN video, and at the landing stood his ground, drawing his 10 inch baton / stick at the staircase, warning trespassers if anyone trespasses any further by entering the Capitol building further, he will hit out at the next next few rioters with his stick. Lots of files of offices and paper files of various committees in the house or senate offices were torn up and looted. Rioters took selfies of themselves in the ransacked offices amidst destroyed paper files of various offices and offices of various house relation committees and Senate relation committee. Some offices of Houses members and few senators were also ransacked. Some say they have soft copies of destroyed papers and hard copies of files and papers to be signed by lawmakers.
I can't believe we're still hearing about Trump in 2024. How can this guy not be going to prison after all he's done ? Michael Cohen hasn't committed one tenth of what Trump has, and he got three years. If someone is President the consequences should be ten times GREATER , not the opposite.
Thank you for this program, Katie. Sit down REAL news... Not reality tv for entertainment.
I just found this channel. Thank you both for the intelligent conversation. It was so refreshing. Where have you two been. I want more !!!
You are exactly right!! Every thing he says is about "Ratings"!!
And people wonder why otherwise good people resorted to burning witches. All are seeing, all are gaining perspectives. No hiding from what is coming. Critical mass has been reached.
It's all about a money grab from his supporters.
Katie - Is there a way to prevent Trump from pardoning himself. That is a theory I have for why he’s backing off a little now. He wants to pardon himself before getting 25th’ed or impeached.
Excellent interview!!
Preet is so sexy.
Trump did all he could to be dictator here and would have loved it to be dictator of the planet and you tell me he does not want power that is a craziest thing I've heard all day
Something no one speaking of is all the foreign countries the parents double thinking about sending their kids to school here in America because they must think that stupidity is contagious in America
He won't have power in prison and that's where he belongs
This man is sick..he was responsible for dinesh's imprisonment..