Preet Bharara

2 weeks ago | staytuned.substack.com | Preet Bharara |Rick Wilson

I went live this evening with Rick Wilson, the political strategist and co-founder of the Lincoln Project, moments after news broke that the Trump administration was deploying U.S. Marines to Los Angeles. We discussed Trump’s latest power grab, comparisons to the January 6 insurrection, and the high stakes for deploying the military on U.S. civilians. We also talked about the Musk-Trump breakup, and whether Trump might take Musk back. If you missed it, here’s a recording of our conversation.

3 weeks ago | the.ink | Anand Giridharadas |Preet Bharara

We just talked with legendary prosecutor and former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara. But the conversation ranged to all sorts of other things: the political impact of Cardi B, how much making the effort to pronounce names matters in building a multicultural democracy, the failures of meritocracy (and the internet), and what A.I. means for the future of creativity.

1 month ago | staytuned.substack.com | Preet Bharara

In 2016, at the convention approving Donald Trump’s nomination, the GOP platform contained this flat assertion: “We are the party of the Constitution.” In 2020, Republicans repeated the declaration, verbatim. In the 2024 platform, there were various nods to that document, but that blithe boast did not appear. That is just as well, because both generally and in various particulars, MAGA Republicans have forsaken fidelity to our nation’s charter. Let’s start with the Commando-in-Chief.

1 month ago | dogshirtdaily.com | Benjamin Wittes |Preet Bharara

Think through documents with me as I read them, sometimes by myself, sometimes with friends. I read a lot of stuff. Think through documents with me as I read them, sometimes by myself, sometimes with friends.

1 month ago | staytuned.substack.com | Preet Bharara |Benjamin Wittes

Lawfare’s Ben Wittes and I went live earlier today. We discussed President Trump’s ongoing feud with Harvard—which just escalated after Harvard sued the Trump administration over its ban on enrolling international students. Plus, does Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem really not know what habeas corpus means? Here’s a recording of our conversation. It’s been a great first two weeks on Substack, and I’m energized to keep going. Thanks for being a part of our community.