This is seriously one of the best interviews I've seen in a LONG time! Respectful disagreement, actually answering questions, and it seemed like mutual respect. John Stuart and Sally Yates both did a great job! I truly wish more interviews played out this way.
Incredibly rare for a talk show host to disagree w/ the guest & not attempt to demean or bring them down; Stewart is the absolute best in his profession.
*Some background on Sally Yates:* She was the acting US Attorney General (head of the Justice Department) beginning on 2017 Jan 20, when Donald Trump took office. She soon made headlines for refusing to obey the "Muslim ban" that Trump had campaigned on, saying that it was unconstitutional and not defensible in court. Trump fired her on Jan 30. In May 2017, Yates testified before Congress that Trump's choice for National Security Adviser, Michael Flynn-who had been fired from the post in February-had connections to Russian officials that could have made him a target for blackmail and thus a security risk to the country. He had lied to Vice President Mike Pence and other White House officials about conversations he had had with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak, she said. During her brief time as acting Attorney General, Yates had informed the White House counsel of this information, which led to Flynn's firing.
Yes. Norms are nice. Reasoned conversations should be the norm, but unfortunately, there too many people screaming random "she's lying" without context, nuance or reason. Sometimes they mask it as reasonable, like Joe Rogan, who parrots headlines but doesn't know anything beyond them.
They don’t prosecute themselves And they make deals the majority of time with unrelated cases It’s all broken and them vs. the people they serve Just my experience
I don't have a problem with the fact that he took classified documents. I have a problem with the notion that the system is so porous that *it is possible to take classified documents* and I really hope that has been fixed! But once someone says "dude, I think you might have a document or two, we need them back" - at that point, you're done. Any behaviour *after that* is criminal, unless it is full and complete cooperation, transparency, honesty and going beyond the call of duty. Denying possession, hiding possession, obfuscating possession, lying about possession, moving possessions around etc are the problem. That's the difference between the Trump case and the other Executive Branch cases (Biden & Pence).
Which is why one was prosecuted and the others weren't. But the American people are idiots. They can't even Google tariff before electing their king. Don't expect them to drill down into the details of the ins and outs of some kind of possession of classified documents.
Biden was also asked to return the docs, he denied he had them and was caught having them. You could say its dementia, but issue is he along the whole Dem establishment (including the media) denied having the issue. And when the DOJ said he is of the hook due to him being senile old man they were crucified. So you can choose if he is senile and not guilty or not senile or as guilty as Trump. Question is what were Bidens aids doing to not know of the docs though.
I have a problem that it sure looks like he took them intentionally and not accidentally. Others who had documents, seemed to be accidental. Trump had boxes and boxes. They don't belong to him, they belong to the government.
@@BobbyJGLG9265How's this different than a president declassifying documents the rest of the government wants to remain classified? Why does such a power exist for the President in the first place? The People elect the representative, what right does the representative, the government, have to infantilize the People? Designs for centrifuges for refining radioactive materials are common knowledge since General Dynamic and Electric Boat were "hacked" back in 2014. What secrets are you scared of people learning? The Chemical Formulary by Bennett is in libraries across the nation. All manner of deadly instructions are a short walk from your home. WHAT do you want hidden from YOU?
This is what happens when the Dems feel sorry for the guy missing out on his chance to get into SCOTUS. So they give him a promotion to AG instead. Sad.
Alan Lichtman said he's a long time friend of Garland who was a great judge, but never should have become Attorney General. He's was paralyzed by fear of looking partisan.
Huh, I dunno if he changed or I did, but I keep noticing things he should know, or weird false equivalences that I just happen to know aren't right simply because I follow the news. "I remember whitewater." That's a meaningless thing to bring up - Ken Starr's investigation was empowered by the Independent Counsel Law, which in part due to his excesses was allowed to expire in 1999. It literally hasn't been relevant for about 25 years. "Special counsel" today means a different thing entirely. The weird false equivalence between Biden's classified documents and Trump's. Anyone who ever casually follows the new should know that the primary difference is that, when requested, Biden cooperated and returned everything that was missing, whereas Trump held onto his, and furthermore went to lengths to disguise how many he had. There was no raid of Biden's home because there was no need for a raid on Biden's home. Having the documents wasn't criminal, keeping them is. There's no double standard. This isn't the first time I've watched Jon post-return and thought ".....did he change or did I?" Because almost every time he professes ignorance on things any reasonably informed person should know (like earlier in the episode he didn't know that pardons could include crimes that "may have been committed" ...dawg that was literally the text in the most famous pardon of all time, Ford's pardon of Nixon).
She was always a better choice of candidate, but wasn't a Senator or Governor insider at the DNC who's turn in the spotlight was ordained. She made mincemeat of GOP senators at hearings over and over. Isn't funny how we have these outstanding pros who could be contenders but never get nominated?
No. The "rules, loopholes, norms" is the better way to look at it. They were all complicits, all the powerful people, those who made money and who lost money. They would have to tear down and rebuild the whole system if they wanted to really look into it. They stuck to the old norms, so today it is shattered by crooks and clowns.
@@ErikpdxGross negligence and mismanagement of corporate funds affecting millions of people is literally a crime. Go watch a video essay about it if you don't remember what happened, kid.
Great guest, engaging conversation, one of your best segments. Please have Sally Yates back periodically in the future to bring more intelligent observations during what looks to be an rough next 4 years.
I could listen to Sally Yates all day. I'd especially like to hear her answer Jon's question about why nobody went to jail for causing the 2008 financial crisis
Founding Fathers: "The president can pardon anyone, and we'll make it so vague that it could include themselves and any future crimes." Sounds above the law to me.
The safeguard was EDUCATION. So people would understand history and how our government works and why it is there. Otherwise, citizens fail to VOTE APPROPRIATELY, because their complacency allowed them to open the door to fascist figures who have now turned our government over to Russia.
yes ofcourse, if you are rich you can afford better and more lawyers. You can donate to politicians you have more control over the system. There IS a disparity and rich people in general have more power than poor people thats just the reality of the situation.
Identifying top predators, serial criminals and predators, white collar criminals, shouldn't be that difficult, nor should keeping them out of public office!!!
Great interview and I wish I could share her optimism when she says she hopes those people will "take their oath seriously." There is no one, no one, no one in the Trump camp who takes any oath seriously. I think they would kick you out if they found out you hadn't lied or tried to rip off someone, because then how would they know you'll do it well when they call upon you to do it?
@ Do diseases exist? People act like a syndrome is a fake thing. If the danger is real and the cause is known, why isn't it justified to point at the thing and want for a cure?
Actually 3 bankers in Delaware the corporate center of the USA were charged and convicted. Their fault was to steal from the wrong mortgage owners. Do not steal from those who can eat your lunch. Wilmington Trust was the bank. King of High Appraisal for collateral and low appraisals for insurance. The DJT dance.
It is a great argument for it to be 100% independent. Americans like to talk about keeping politics out of justice ... then elect - ELECT - Judges, DAs, Sherriffs etc
It’s because democrats are also paid billions by corporations and billionaires. They want the destruction of the government and pay both sides that’s why constituents never come before the money.
The problem here is that the justice system can go after anyone but choose not go after everyone. Usually its the powerless and downtroden people coz they'd have less resistance. The powerful just gets away through the cracks and loopholes. You cannot objectively hold them accountable for the job that they're not doing by letting someone escape through the loopholes. And, that's the DOJ's loophole.
17:10 seems all nice up to this point and then she shows her true colors by excusing white collar criminals from the 2008 financial scandals not receiving punishment as a “complicated issue.” 🙄 Gimme a break, lady.
I mean not really, if you work in DC that was genuinly a very clear and transparent way of telling everyone what they need to know without getting herself in trouble
@@Benjamin_Gilbert-Lif Agreed, those/that company whose alumni with the high level appointments and (all sides) political chits in their back pockets prospered Vs the company's that didn't; thrown to the wolves... I imagine Ms Yates response was tantamount to the suggestion of trying to prosecute those from 2008 would be akin to Sisyphus's punishment...
@@Benjamin_Gilbert-Lif Can you translate please for those of us who don't speak political appointee? - If she had been a career civil servant after the financial crisis, then I would have guessed that she meant that it was a political decision directed by her political appointee supervisors. But since she was a political appointee... does that mean she is saying that she can't comment because she was involved in decisons/directions/discussions?
I believe her when she says the rank and file at DOJ is non partisan . But , it is difficult when administration after administration the leadership makes transparently partisan decisions .
Problem isn't the indians. It's the chiefs. If the leaders are partisan, the decisions made by them that are then carried out are partisan, whether the ones carrying them out are or not.
Even she agreed there's room for improvement but the guy Trump is putting in charge of all that WILL NOT bring that improvement he will make it worse by far.
DOJ is totally corrupt - infiltrated and run by anti-American communists. The "rank and file" are do-nothing, chair warmers sitting around plotting up new schemes to "get Trump." Let's pare it down by about 80% and send those clowns out into the real world.
@@ricktherock It's "our wonderful president". Plural possessive pronoun. I can tell you don't know the difference. Maybe like how you can't tell the the difference between logic and lies. Perhaps you're the one on both of your knees for *our* wonderful president?
She admits to racial disparities and falling short of its promise to the American people. But to condemn most of our institutions as corrupt goes too far and sets the stage for extreme movements to move in with even worse behaviors, as I see it.
Thank you Jon and Sally Yates for shining a light on this process, the workings and the shortcomings of the DOJ. I'm not confident we have the principles and resources in place to weather the next administration without a blood bath but I'll concede there is a chance.
No, I don't think she actually believes what she said. I think she's one of those people that doesn't want you to know an asteroid is on its way to incinerate all life on the planet and would rather everyone find out at the last minute to suffer the least. She's just not interested in promoting fear, justified or not.
It was actually. If she pretended the system is perfect I would consider her a liar. The fact that she admitted to competency issues is actually reassuring that there are also people with morals working there.
Ms. Yates is an idealist and fully committed to trying to get it right. I cannot doubt her sincerity nor that she admits the system doesn't work as it was intended to. What an impressive woman. Side note, confining women to the kitchen and the birthing chamber is a waste of a great deal of talent.
Thanks for showing us how subjective the process is and how people pick and choose to do cases instead of making it “the law is the law”. I was more depressed about our justice system after hearing that conversation.
None even told American people that lobbying is called "corruption" almost everywhere in the world. With enough money you don't have to run ads in Facebook, you can just buy policies to undermine democratic process.
Jon Stewart is on of the most intelligent, unbiased person on American TV. He should be doing interviews on every news channel across the US. He is a 💎
As a researcher, you acknowledge your bias, before presenting the results of your study. Bias is innate and based on one’s personal experience within the world. John has an open mind and is a deep thinker, but adds sarcasm and satire to reach people. I love his delivery questions
He didn't. There's no answer. They f*cked up. All she's gonna say is "well, we didn't do a great job with that." No one cares what she has to say on it... we all know it was a joke. He moved on because there was no more meat left on that bone and he's not gonna drag her just to make a point. That's not what he does.
it's likely because of the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act, through the passing of the Financial services modernization act in 1999, which after 2008 crisis led to the Frank-Dodd act to prevent some of the financial transactions available in the crisis, of which some of the parts of frank-dodd were repealed during Trumps first term, I believe. So it's a long subject, spurred on by the push from Bush to get people into housing with American Dream downpayment act, and whole slew of tax credits, etc to get people to buy housing, with emphasis on low income as well. It's such a web of a conversation, a spider would get lost in it. As to how you would prosecute within 8 years of an open period in repealed regulations, probably doesn't lend many legs for a prosecutor to stand on, is my guess.
Here is the way I remember classified documents. When asked, Joe Biden and Mike Pence gave them back. Donald Trump decided to keep some. Whey didn't Jon bring that one up?
Jesus Christ, Jon has no idea what was charged in the documents case. The reason it became anything is the OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE! If he just gave the documents back when asked, instead of hiding them and lying about it. I'm so disappointed. He should be better than this.
He also got charged with the espionage act which covers just unlawfully taking and retaining them. Giving them back when asked doesn’t make Biden innocent otherwise Trump would’ve only been charged with obstruction. Biden absolutely committed the same initial crime. Unlawful retention of classified documents including top secret documents which is textbook espionage act
"He cooperated less". "They took a much harder line approach than they have with any other president". Trump was in possession of documents that are not allowed outside of safe rooms, and he hid them, moving them around, to prevent investigators from retrieving them. To compare this to the correspondence Biden forgot about in his garage *is* a false equivalency.
yeah that's the part that didn't sound reassuring, but sometimes institutions and multiple interests have a way of bending people to a collective institutional reality. If 100s of people do not want to do something, it may not happen...immediately, at least until they are fired.
Maybe only 100 people change but they are the leadership. They set the tone of the agency, set the policies, dictate the direction the department takes. The rest are functionaries doing what they're told. You can't dismiss those political appointments as offhandedly.
well she is speaking for the overall DOJ not her individual cases. She might have been an exemplary part of the DOJ but you cant expect every single member to be competent. There is different skill levels and brain power and morals behind each individual person. So obviously there will be incompetent workers and competent ones. So Justice will not always be delivered and there might be systemic flaws too like understaffing etc.
except that's exactly what trump and co want. they'll say they saved through government efficiency. and finally, there are 1000s of court cases where families of victims are expecting justice. you can't just abandon them.
Even tho it of course sounds ridiculous in theory, I have to agree. We're in the upside down and to make a real stand it may just take something so drastic..
As I age, I empathize when someone loses a train of thought, especially when the speaker is passionate about the subject matter. Sally represents most Americans, and if only those in power can operate with the same conviction to apply their wears morally.
I love that this is a long interview. Love it. I didn't catch it on tv. It was probably cut short on broadcast. I hope we get long interviews more often.
Such goodness, knowledge, experience, eloquence. I guess Yates has decided to stay on the sidelines for now. Listen to her, clone her, emulate her. A great person in general, not just in politics.
This is seriously one of the best interviews I've seen in a LONG time! Respectful disagreement, actually answering questions, and it seemed like mutual respect. John Stuart and Sally Yates both did a great job!
I truly wish more interviews played out this way.
LOL - why do you respect an anti-American bloviator like beta-male Stewart? Try critical thinking sometime.
Agreed, except I wish she could have addressed why no one went to prison after the 2008 financial crisis.
it's called NOT being a politician.
@@elainehewitt6813 more like being a puppet
Incredibly rare for a talk show host to disagree w/ the guest & not attempt to demean or bring them down; Stewart is the absolute best in his profession.
This isn't Fox News. Yet.
@cainster fairly certain never
@@MamboKing215 Depends on what The Great Pumpkin tries once he's got the Office.
@@cainster Empty promises
Im a Trump supporter and Stewart is the GOAT
*Some background on Sally Yates:* She was the acting US Attorney General (head of the Justice Department) beginning on 2017 Jan 20, when Donald Trump took office. She soon made headlines for refusing to obey the "Muslim ban" that Trump had campaigned on, saying that it was unconstitutional and not defensible in court. Trump fired her on Jan 30.
In May 2017, Yates testified before Congress that Trump's choice for National Security Adviser, Michael Flynn-who had been fired from the post in February-had connections to Russian officials that could have made him a target for blackmail and thus a security risk to the country. He had lied to Vice President Mike Pence and other White House officials about conversations he had had with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak, she said. During her brief time as acting Attorney General, Yates had informed the White House counsel of this information, which led to Flynn's firing.
Awesome, why did she protect financial criminals? Those crimes aren’t as important?
Because they could not get convictions in reasonable times. And Trump threatened to pardon them anyway.
@@Irosicndosjnf because those criminals are those who finance the political career.
You know...don't bite the hand that feeds
@@Irosicndosjnfwithout unlimited resources, they have to select where and how to investigate and get indictments if there was criminality.
She slso told the public Comey went rogue. Where were the sheeple for the 2018 senate report details ? And that is just for surface scratchers.
I miss watching these types of interviews. Real people conversations with powerful people. With a touch of levity.
just like Joe Rogan
@@mistercut8331 she wishes
Yes. Norms are nice. Reasoned conversations should be the norm, but unfortunately, there too many people screaming random "she's lying" without context, nuance or reason. Sometimes they mask it as reasonable, like Joe Rogan, who parrots headlines but doesn't know anything beyond them.
They don’t prosecute themselves
And they make deals the majority of time with unrelated cases
It’s all broken and them vs. the people they serve
Just my experience
A touch of levity, but intelligent questions nonetheless.
I don't have a problem with the fact that he took classified documents.
I have a problem with the notion that the system is so porous that *it is possible to take classified documents* and I really hope that has been fixed!
But once someone says "dude, I think you might have a document or two, we need them back" - at that point, you're done. Any behaviour *after that* is criminal, unless it is full and complete cooperation, transparency, honesty and going beyond the call of duty.
Denying possession, hiding possession, obfuscating possession, lying about possession, moving possessions around etc are the problem.
That's the difference between the Trump case and the other Executive Branch cases (Biden & Pence).
Which is why one was prosecuted and the others weren't. But the American people are idiots. They can't even Google tariff before electing their king. Don't expect them to drill down into the details of the ins and outs of some kind of possession of classified documents.
Exactly that. They gave him an f'ing year to return them and he obstructed all efforts. Zero equivalence between these cases.
Biden was also asked to return the docs, he denied he had them and was caught having them. You could say its dementia, but issue is he along the whole Dem establishment (including the media) denied having the issue. And when the DOJ said he is of the hook due to him being senile old man they were crucified. So you can choose if he is senile and not guilty or not senile or as guilty as Trump. Question is what were Bidens aids doing to not know of the docs though.
I have a problem that it sure looks like he took them intentionally and not accidentally. Others who had documents, seemed to be accidental. Trump had boxes and boxes. They don't belong to him, they belong to the government.
@@BobbyJGLG9265How's this different than a president declassifying documents the rest of the government wants to remain classified? Why does such a power exist for the President in the first place? The People elect the representative, what right does the representative, the government, have to infantilize the People? Designs for centrifuges for refining radioactive materials are common knowledge since General Dynamic and Electric Boat were "hacked" back in 2014. What secrets are you scared of people learning? The Chemical Formulary by Bennett is in libraries across the nation. All manner of deadly instructions are a short walk from your home. WHAT do you want hidden from YOU?
Merrick Garland turned out to be one of the worst Attorney Generals in US history.
Who told you that?
Who told us that ? His unlawful actions ! Where have you been for the last 4 years ?
U gotta be Russian spy
This is what happens when the Dems feel sorry for the guy missing out on his chance to get into SCOTUS. So they give him a promotion to AG instead. Sad.
@@Gene-i4nDoing nothing is a crime now?
Sally would have been a better option for AG than Garland
I agree.
This is where Biden messed up, Sally Yates,.not Merrick Garland
She is more corrupt than Garland so I agree but Garland was promised a Supreme Court position.
Alan Lichtman said he's a long time friend of Garland who was a great judge, but never should have become Attorney General. He's was paralyzed by fear of looking partisan.
Anybody with a backbone willing to follow their morals and ethics would've
glad to see jon staying principled in these trying times. my respect for him just soared
I think the world is going to need more John Stewart in these upcoming years 😂😢
He is a balless now.
@@brianlogan6521 He is not the same..If I needed someone to negatively ride Dems every single time I see him now, I could just go everywhere.
She said Comey went rogue
Huh, I dunno if he changed or I did, but I keep noticing things he should know, or weird false equivalences that I just happen to know aren't right simply because I follow the news.
"I remember whitewater." That's a meaningless thing to bring up - Ken Starr's investigation was empowered by the Independent Counsel Law, which in part due to his excesses was allowed to expire in 1999. It literally hasn't been relevant for about 25 years. "Special counsel" today means a different thing entirely.
The weird false equivalence between Biden's classified documents and Trump's. Anyone who ever casually follows the new should know that the primary difference is that, when requested, Biden cooperated and returned everything that was missing, whereas Trump held onto his, and furthermore went to lengths to disguise how many he had.
There was no raid of Biden's home because there was no need for a raid on Biden's home. Having the documents wasn't criminal, keeping them is. There's no double standard.
This isn't the first time I've watched Jon post-return and thought ".....did he change or did I?" Because almost every time he professes ignorance on things any reasonably informed person should know (like earlier in the episode he didn't know that pardons could include crimes that "may have been committed" ...dawg that was literally the text in the most famous pardon of all time, Ford's pardon of Nixon).
Sally Yates was full of professionalism and wisdom. Glad she took the risk to share her thoughts with Jon Stewart.
She was always a better choice of candidate, but wasn't a Senator or Governor insider at the DNC who's turn in the spotlight was ordained.
She made mincemeat of GOP senators at hearings over and over.
Isn't funny how we have these outstanding pros who could be contenders but never get nominated?
This was a great interview, amazing it is a comedy show that is doing better engagement on real issues than our news organizations.
because they are NOT news. they are entertainment
17:10 “Why was it so hard, after 2008 [financial crisis], why didn’t anyone go to jail for that?” “That’s a tough one, because…” 💵💵💵
Seriously. That answer right there was ALL YOU NEED TO HEAR.
No. The "rules, loopholes, norms" is the better way to look at it. They were all complicits, all the powerful people, those who made money and who lost money. They would have to tear down and rebuild the whole system if they wanted to really look into it. They stuck to the old norms, so today it is shattered by crooks and clowns.
The fact that she’s unable to speak at all… (let alone openly or honestly).. that tells you all you need to know.
What crime by who, exactly?
@@ErikpdxGross negligence and mismanagement of corporate funds affecting millions of people is literally a crime.
Go watch a video essay about it if you don't remember what happened, kid.
Great guest, engaging conversation, one of your best segments. Please have Sally Yates back periodically in the future to bring more intelligent observations during what looks to be an rough next 4 years.
I could listen to Sally Yates all day. I'd especially like to hear her answer Jon's question about why nobody went to jail for causing the 2008 financial crisis
I agree: it was disappointing to see Jon pull his punch on this question.
Yes that is a question Yates did hesitate to answer why no one went to jail for the banking problem?
@@ernestb3900
Above her pay grade.
She is a partisan hack and opportunist. Nothing she says has any credibility.
At the least, why couldn't they have been allowed to fail? I am just curious, gotta research that 😅
Founding Fathers: "No one should be above the law"
Supreme Court: "No, one should be above the law"
Founding Fathers in the Constitution: No one is above the law.
Supreme Court and DOJ Rule: Trump should be above the law.
SPCOTUS: ChatGPT, how do I abide the Constitution while still doing everything I want?
ChatGPT: Have you heard of punctuation?
Founding Fathers: "The president can pardon anyone, and we'll make it so vague that it could include themselves and any future crimes."
Sounds above the law to me.
SCOTUS also above rules& regulations all other federal judges must abide. Don't get me started, Clarence.
GREAT questions Jon, This interviewee’s answers gives me so much pause!
Kash Patel has them running scared...Yates is biased AF and Jon can see right thru it
Would’ve preferred her over garland
Trump fired her
u watch too much Fox
She dodges every question. But ok
she would never have been picked because Biden would have told her to go easy. She would not take that position because of that.
How one can be so knowledgable and yet, seemingly, so naive...
Sally, I'm not so sure you're being completely honest.
The safeguard was EDUCATION. So people would understand history and how our government works and why it is there. Otherwise, citizens fail to VOTE APPROPRIATELY, because their complacency allowed them to open the door to fascist figures who have now turned our government over to Russia.
Such a great interview, thank you, Sally Yates! And Jon Stewart!
Sally is really great , answering the best she can, and it makes me smile ❤😊
She was bullshitting you.
@johnnyBwilson How, and about what, exactly? That’s not exactly helpful.
She’s really great at bullshitting you with a smile :) , not answering any question and it makes me laugh ❤😊
@@johnnyBwilson
You mean you are.
@@CMUrecyclemania2008 'I was a financial prosecuter, oh yeah about 2008. That's a tight one. ha ha ha ha
She was great, I learned a lot from her and I felt her sincerity and knowledge. Great guest.
Yes, I wish she had been AG under Biden.
You were tricked then.
Me too, when she said Comey went rogue
"Legitimately weaponized." Shouldn't be weaponized at all. That's the problem.
She said there is a disparity between those who are wealthy and those who are not.
yes ofcourse, if you are rich you can afford better and more lawyers. You can donate to politicians you have more control over the system. There IS a disparity and rich people in general have more power than poor people thats just the reality of the situation.
@Midg-td3ty but they also say all people are equal in the court system. It's just not true.
@@starlessmystery6429 Yes its a lie that society tells itself to prevent people from rioting/complaining
that was...not too reassuring.
Great interview but boy, that wasn't reassuring.😢
Identifying top predators, serial criminals and predators, white collar criminals, shouldn't be that difficult, nor should keeping them out of public office!!!
It's easier to coverup white-collar crime and find enough loopholes to escape. See Trump business practices to buy people off.
100% 🎉 what are they truly doing?
Ah, yes. The Attorney General America needed and DESERVED four years ago. 😔
Great interview and I wish I could share her optimism when she says she hopes those people will "take their oath seriously." There is no one, no one, no one in the Trump camp who takes any oath seriously. I think they would kick you out if they found out you hadn't lied or tried to rip off someone, because then how would they know you'll do it well when they call upon you to do it?
She doesn't really believe it'll happen. She doesn't has no other choice but to hope for that because there is no other option in her position.
TDS much?
@@Antechynus A huge massive amount yes
@ Do diseases exist? People act like a syndrome is a fake thing. If the danger is real and the cause is known, why isn't it justified to point at the thing and want for a cure?
2008? Financial bailout for white collar criminals. Welfare for banks...😢
Actually 3 bankers in Delaware the corporate center of the USA were charged and convicted. Their fault was to steal from the wrong mortgage owners. Do not steal from those who can eat your lunch. Wilmington Trust was the bank. King of High Appraisal for collateral and low appraisals for insurance. The DJT dance.
Yeah…. We’re in for some heavy weather. This interview did nothing to assuage that feeling.
I love democracy.
Can we go back to why no executives went to jail in 2008...
Money
Not a great argument for the DOJ
It is a great argument for it to be 100% independent.
Americans like to talk about keeping politics out of justice ... then elect - ELECT - Judges, DAs, Sherriffs etc
Hindsight. Total failure, and they should apologise for not acting sooner. They dropped the ball and it's existential.
It’s because democrats are also paid billions by corporations and billionaires. They want the destruction of the government and pay both sides that’s why constituents never come before the money.
I love democracy.
The problem here is that the justice system can go after anyone but choose not go after everyone. Usually its the powerless and downtroden people coz they'd have less resistance. The powerful just gets away through the cracks and loopholes.
You cannot objectively hold them accountable for the job that they're not doing by letting someone escape through the loopholes. And, that's the DOJ's loophole.
17:10 seems all nice up to this point and then she shows her true colors by excusing white collar criminals from the 2008 financial scandals not receiving punishment as a “complicated issue.” 🙄 Gimme a break, lady.
I mean not really, if you work in DC that was genuinly a very clear and transparent way of telling everyone what they need to know without getting herself in trouble
@@Benjamin_Gilbert-Lif Agreed, those/that company whose alumni with the high level appointments and (all sides) political chits in their back pockets prospered Vs the company's that didn't; thrown to the wolves...
I imagine Ms Yates response was tantamount to the suggestion of trying to prosecute those from 2008 would be akin to Sisyphus's punishment...
@@Benjamin_Gilbert-Lif Can you translate please for those of us who don't speak political appointee?
- If she had been a career civil servant after the financial crisis, then I would have guessed that she meant that it was a political decision directed by her political appointee supervisors. But since she was a political appointee... does that mean she is saying that she can't comment because she was involved in decisons/directions/discussions?
I believe her when she says the rank and file at DOJ is non partisan . But , it is difficult when administration after administration the leadership makes transparently partisan decisions .
Problem isn't the indians. It's the chiefs. If the leaders are partisan, the decisions made by them that are then carried out are partisan, whether the ones carrying them out are or not.
Even she agreed there's room for improvement but the guy Trump is putting in charge of all that WILL NOT bring that improvement he will make it worse by far.
DOJ is totally corrupt - infiltrated and run by anti-American communists. The "rank and file" are do-nothing, chair warmers sitting around plotting up new schemes to "get Trump." Let's pare it down by about 80% and send those clowns out into the real world.
i get so much of my news and info from the comedians. they're among the few serious talking heads around.
Sally Yates was and is a freaking hero and a model of courage. How soon we forget.
Great interview Jon with an intelligent fully qualified individual
She is obviously partisan. Jon is back to his best with honest conversation. That is journalism
I respect Jon Stewart more and more every week.
Why? Because he's the first to take the knee to are wonderful president.
@@ricktherock It's "our wonderful president". Plural possessive pronoun. I can tell you don't know the difference. Maybe like how you can't tell the the difference between logic and lies. Perhaps you're the one on both of your knees for *our* wonderful president?
Mrs Sally Yates- Thank you for all you have done for the American people. We appreciate you. Be blessed.
This is unacceptable. Her responses. The status quo. All of it.
She admits to racial disparities and falling short of its promise to the American people. But to condemn most of our institutions as corrupt goes too far and sets the stage for extreme movements to move in with even worse behaviors, as I see it.
Thank you Jon and Sally Yates for shining a light on this process, the workings and the shortcomings of the DOJ. I'm not confident we have the principles and resources in place to weather the next administration without a blood bath but I'll concede there is a chance.
What a load of hot air. When pressed on the hypocrisy, she has nothing but laughs for you.
Exactly
She could have exlained why Bidens documents are so much less serious than Trumps instead of not explaining what the material difference is.
How can justice be equal for all, if just to understand some deliberately made twisted legal language one must hire a $200/hour interpreter-attorney?
Really? She thinks these appointed clowns are going to somehow magically develop ethics?
No, I don't think she actually believes what she said. I think she's one of those people that doesn't want you to know an asteroid is on its way to incinerate all life on the planet and would rather everyone find out at the last minute to suffer the least. She's just not interested in promoting fear, justified or not.
The meaning of "DOJ" for the ruling Caste: *Department of Just Us.*
Repubs and Dems.
That wasn't very reassuring.
It was actually. If she pretended the system is perfect I would consider her a liar. The fact that she admitted to competency issues is actually reassuring that there are also people with morals working there.
@@Midg-td3ty yeah.... Next to nothing. .. We need some system.
DOJ should have proceeded with Trumps prosecution! This is a travesty of justice this man has had this thrown out! And every other crime.
this is a great breakdown!
I hope Kash Patel doesn't get appointed
He won't.
@@daisyq3418What makes you so sure?
Yea, because everything she is saying is great!
@daisyq3418 how can you listen to this woman and be ok with what she is saying about what's happening NOW! Cash wants to fix this.
@@jonathansummerville9408 Fix what? Going after reporters under the protection of the 1st Amendment is considered "fixing it" now?
This honestly sounds like America admitting it can't properly police itself from the top down.
Ms. Yates is an idealist and fully committed to trying to get it right. I cannot doubt her sincerity nor that she admits the system doesn't work as it was intended to. What an impressive woman. Side note, confining women to the kitchen and the birthing chamber is a waste of a great deal of talent.
The two earner home workforce really elevates all the businesses who accumulated more workers and spenders.
That nervous laughter after saying "I don't even know what the deep state is"
Sally Yates is a National treasurer!!!!! Love her!
Thanks for showing us how subjective the process is and how people pick and choose to do cases instead of making it “the law is the law”. I was more depressed about our justice system after hearing that conversation.
Ask her if she knows why nobody told the American people about Russian interference during the 2016 election. France was warned by their leader.
None even told American people that lobbying is called "corruption" almost everywhere in the world. With enough money you don't have to run ads in Facebook, you can just buy policies to undermine democratic process.
Russia Russia Russia on every tds channel since Trump began his campaign.
Collusion hoax alert aisle one.
Everyone told us but the liars.
Celebrity apprentice was a failed business man, exploiting celebrities for whatever money they could grift off fans...no real talent...
Yes he built half of the New York skyline. Total failure.
@@65TossTrapDid he? I really want to know that answer. Off to research. Thanks!
Great guest! Sally Yates should have been AG instead of Garland.
I disagree. What would she have done better?
Yeah hope isnt gonna get us through this.
Yeah, team red do not deal in hopes at all
Hope is what carries us forward to do the work needed to make it through. We have to make it through at least till the midterms.
Amen to Sally Yates. Great interview. 🗽 🇺🇸
Donald Trump the wolf is in the poultry warehouse.
Jon Stewart is on of the most intelligent, unbiased person on American TV. He should be doing interviews on every news channel across the US. He is a 💎
He is ok.
Be sure not to elevate human beings to that of messiah.
We are perfectly fallible and should be seen as flawed, and unreliable.
He’s not unbiased. He is an “in-betweener”. It’s a difference.
Nobody is unbiased. What is needed is for people to set aside their bias and apply the law, fairness and reasoning behind their judgments.
8 years late. Thanks Jon
As a researcher, you acknowledge your bias, before presenting the results of your study. Bias is innate and based on one’s personal experience within the world. John has an open mind and is a deep thinker, but adds sarcasm and satire to reach people. I love his delivery questions
Sally Yates was like the Flying Nun in her field, she held onto hope!
I admire Sally Yates! And I love her hair.
She's stunning!
Go for the young! 🙏😁
She is a smart lady. Would have been a great AG.
the fact that there was no answer on white collar crime, literally, could no one answer is a sad indictment on the DoJ
He shouldn't have let her off the hook with the 2008 financial stuff
She’s a legit bad person
He didn't. There's no answer. They f*cked up. All she's gonna say is "well, we didn't do a great job with that." No one cares what she has to say on it... we all know it was a joke. He moved on because there was no more meat left on that bone and he's not gonna drag her just to make a point. That's not what he does.
it's likely because of the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act, through the passing of the Financial services modernization act in 1999, which after 2008 crisis led to the Frank-Dodd act to prevent some of the financial transactions available in the crisis, of which some of the parts of frank-dodd were repealed during Trumps first term, I believe. So it's a long subject, spurred on by the push from Bush to get people into housing with American Dream downpayment act, and whole slew of tax credits, etc to get people to buy housing, with emphasis on low income as well. It's such a web of a conversation, a spider would get lost in it. As to how you would prosecute within 8 years of an open period in repealed regulations, probably doesn't lend many legs for a prosecutor to stand on, is my guess.
@@Irosicndosjnf
EVIDENCE, PLEASE ! LET'S SEE SOME !
No content troll account on top. False information.
False equivalency? Precedent? Bias? Discrimination?
Sally Yates is on Kash Patel's revenge hit list😡
Here is the way I remember classified documents. When asked, Joe Biden and Mike Pence gave them back. Donald Trump decided to keep some. Whey didn't Jon bring that one up?
Cause Trump was a president not a VP.
Jesus Christ, Jon has no idea what was charged in the documents case. The reason it became anything is the OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE! If he just gave the documents back when asked, instead of hiding them and lying about it.
I'm so disappointed. He should be better than this.
He also got charged with the espionage act which covers just unlawfully taking and retaining them.
Giving them back when asked doesn’t make Biden innocent otherwise Trump would’ve only been charged with obstruction. Biden absolutely committed the same initial crime. Unlawful retention of classified documents including top secret documents which is textbook espionage act
"He cooperated less". "They took a much harder line approach than they have with any other president". Trump was in possession of documents that are not allowed outside of safe rooms, and he hid them, moving them around, to prevent investigators from retrieving them. To compare this to the correspondence Biden forgot about in his garage *is* a false equivalency.
Almost as if he's scared. Never the less. This entire episode was disgusting, jon has lost all my respect.
"Aspirations" sound a lot like "hopes and prayers"...kinda...empty...
yeah that's the part that didn't sound reassuring, but sometimes institutions and multiple interests have a way of bending people to a collective institutional reality. If 100s of people do not want to do something, it may not happen...immediately, at least until they are fired.
John has improved from when he first got back in. So everyone, keep active. Never retire officially. Keep on your mark
Thank you, Sally 💙
We need restorative justice not punitive justice. Our entire system needs reformed. We should not have a pay to win system.
Should’ve paid a lot more attention to domestic terrorists several decades ago.
Janet Reno's DOJ did pay attention, but their research was shut down by Republicans. Surprise, surprise.
in no way do i feel reassured by anything she said
It is painfully obvious this dept is broken, like all the others in Government
Wrong. It never worked at any point. The system is not perfect and being broken implies it was working at some point.
Disappointing how little John pushed the 2008 question
Maybe only 100 people change but they are the leadership. They set the tone of the agency, set the policies, dictate the direction the department takes. The rest are functionaries doing what they're told. You can't dismiss those political appointments as offhandedly.
Apparently, you get the justice you can afford, & too, who you know.
Scary how Stewart makes these people look incompetent with simple questions.
well she is speaking for the overall DOJ not her individual cases. She might have been an exemplary part of the DOJ but you cant expect every single member to be competent. There is different skill levels and brain power and morals behind each individual person. So obviously there will be incompetent workers and competent ones. So Justice will not always be delivered and there might be systemic flaws too like understaffing etc.
She was horrible, she made case for Trump reorg of DOJ.
The entire DOJ, FBI, and Homeland Security staff and rank-and-file should file a mass resignation if those unqualified appointees are confirmed.
except that's exactly what trump and co want. they'll say they saved through government efficiency. and finally, there are 1000s of court cases where families of victims are expecting justice. you can't just abandon them.
Even tho it of course sounds ridiculous in theory, I have to agree. We're in the upside down and to make a real stand it may just take something so drastic..
And make it easier for Dumpty to replace them from his Heritage Foundation list?
As I age, I empathize when someone loses a train of thought, especially when the speaker is passionate about the subject matter. Sally represents most Americans, and if only those in power can operate with the same conviction to apply their wears morally.
You did phenomenally, Sally! Well done. 💞🤟
I love that this is a long interview. Love it.
I didn't catch it on tv. It was probably cut short on broadcast.
I hope we get long interviews more often.
She should have been attorney general.
She’s impressive
Prepare, don't despair ( we are "the enemy from within" )
Election is over man. You can take a break from this boring job.
Oh yes, because everything you don't like means someone's getting paid to say it 🤣
@@crashnova7601 it's even sad that you are not getting paid for this lol
She was my choice to be AG!
Biden should have appointed Sally Yates as AG instead of Garland!
what a brilliant women! It so explained everything. I enjoyed this.
She will have a rough awakening... 😔
Such goodness, knowledge, experience, eloquence. I guess Yates has decided to stay on the sidelines for now. Listen to her, clone her, emulate her. A great person in general, not just in politics.
So it’s okay when the DOJ, made the mistake to go from the bottom up?
What mistake? We have the greatest option of the two.
" Inspired," she got lost in her word salad. You said there is no equal justice, so why should we follow or respect it? Your institution is rotten.
Sally Yates is a horrible person. Gross