Garry Kasparov is a chess grandmaster and Chairman of the Renew Democracy Initiative, a nonprofit dedicated to defending liberal democracies worldwide. He joins Preet to discuss:

• Trump’s plans to consolidate power within the Executive Branch
• The need for change within the Democratic Party
• What normalcy might look like in four years
• How Trump may impact Russia’s war in Ukraine
• Strategies for surviving political exhaustion

Plus, will Matt Gaetz be the new Attorney General? Will the Department of Education be dismantled? And, can Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg convince judge Merchan not to dismiss Trump’s Manhattan criminal conviction?

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Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Deputy Editor: Celine Rohr; Associate Producer: Claudia Hernández; Editorial Producers: Noa Azulai and Jake Kaplan; Technical Director: David Tatasciore; Audio Producers: Matthew Billy and Nat Weiner.

REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS: 

Q&A

• “Matt Gaetz Resigns From Congress After Trump Picks Him for Attorney General,” NYT, 11/13/24
• “Trump pledged to close the Education Department. What would that mean?,” WaPo, 11/12/24
• “Manhattan D.A. Suggests Freezing Trump’s Case While He Is President,” NYT, 11/19/24

INTERVIEW

• Renew Democracy Initiative
• Garry Kasparov on X, 10/14/24
• June Kim, Karen Yourish and Jasmine C. Lee, “Tracking Trump’s Cabinet and Staff Nominations,” NYT, 11/20/24
• “Trump taps Musk to lead a ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ with Ramaswamy,” NPR, 11/12/24