Name: Ronan Farrow - “Catch and Kill” and Accountability for Harvey Weinstein | The Daily Show
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Before we jump into the book, let's jump into news

that is just, like, breaking and we're learning about now.

Um, it's funny. The last time you were on the show,

you were... you had written about diplomacy,

and how Donald Trump didn't seem to have a plan,

Seems like I was wrong. It went great, right?

-Totally the opposite. -It... You know, look,

that-that book, War on Peace-- little plug there--

We are strip-mining our diplomatic apparatus.

The State Department is not what it once was.

Diplomats aren't in the room making the decisions.

a narrow window at preventing what's happening now.

it feels like everyone is hawkish in their approach,

Iran has no vested interest in now talking to America,

and America-- because of its commander in chief--

the confrontation with Iran in this segment, sadly.

the rank and file who keep our embassies running,

and too often, they are not being allowed

we'd have a fighting chance of not fighting.

of one of the largest movements in America.

You know? You've never claimed to spearhead it,

but you have been writing about some of the most powerful men

who have abused power to, in some way, shape or form,

Lies, Spies and Conspiracies to Protect...

is going to go in the direction that the public hopes,

or is he powerful enough to somehow escape again?

I hope that Harvey Weinstein receives a fair trial.

the process being organized and respected and not manipulated,

in the way that powerful people so often are able

A large part of the reporting in this book

is about how Harvey Weinstein narrowly evaded

-previous attempts to charge him, -Right.

because he was able to hire armies of private investigators

to dig up dirt on his accusers and smear them

This very D.A., who's advancing this case in Manhattan,

who dropped charges against him previously,

after Harvey Weinstein's lawyers made donations to his campaign.

and the track record doesn't make one optimistic.

It's interesting, because this book is really a story,

but how it was allowed to continuously happen.

You know, you write in the book about how Harvey Weinstein

how the police heard him confessing to groping a woman.

about-about how Harvey Weinstein set up a campaign

to protect himself and to threaten people

who were coming after him, including yourself,

to hold people that powerful accountable?

is because the women that you just mentioned were so brave.

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Ronan Farrow - “Catch and Kill” and Accountability for Harvey Weinstein | The Daily Show

insane

campaign

applause

manipulate