Amanpour and Company

February 7, 2020

Journalist David Rohde explains why he describes Attorney General William Barr as President Trump's "sword and shield." Comedian Kumail Nanjiani and writer Emily V. Gordon sit down with Christiane to discuss their new show "Little America." Novelist Isabel Allende joins Walter Isaacson to discuss immigration, loss and her new novel “A Long Petal of the Sea.”

Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon Discuss "Little America"

2m 31s

"Little America" is a new series on Apple TV+ based on true stories that show the immigrant experience in all its complexity. Comedian Kumail Nanjiani and writer Emily V. Gordon, executive producers of the show, speak with Christiane about their mission to humanize immigrants in today’s political climate.

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    Isabel Allende on Immigration, Loss and Her New Novel

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    Award-winning author Isabel Allende was forced into exile after her uncle, former Chilean President Salvador Allende, was overthrown in a coup. Her new historical novel "A Long Petal of the Sea" tells the story of a couple fleeing the 1930s Spanish Civil War. Allende tells Walter how writing helps soothe her own experience of exile and the pain of losing her daughter.

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    David Rohde: AG Barr is Setting a "Very Dangerous Precedent"

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    Throughout President Trump's impeachment trial, his supporters have insisted on the right to maximum presidential power, and perhaps no administration official believes this more fervently than Attorney General William Barr. David Rohde recently profiled Barr in an article, describing him as “Trump’s sword and shield.” He joins Christiane in New York to explain what he means.

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