Stay Tuned with Preet
389 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 30.6K ratingsJoin former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara as he breaks down legal topics in the news and engages thought leaders in a podcast about power, policy, and justice.
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CAFE Insider 08/26: Town Call
August 26, 2019 16:36 - 20 minutesToday, we're sharing a clip from a recent CAFE Insider Town Call. Preet hopped on the phone for 40 minutes and answered questions in real time from randomly selected members of the CAFE Insider community. In this wide-ranging Q&A, Preet addressed deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, the rule of law, the role of political identity in America, and how congressional members prepare for hearings. You may listen to a clip from the episode in your Stay Tuned feed. To listen to the full episod...
What is Justice? (with Michael Sandel)
August 22, 2019 08:00 - 1 hourOn the 100th episode of Stay Tuned, "What is Justice?," host Preet Bharara answers your questions about: -- NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill’s decision to fire Officer Daniel Pantaleo for his involvement in the 2014 death of Eric Garner -- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s ability to block popular legislation, like universal background checks for gun buyers -- “Blinded by the Light,” the new movie about a young Pakistani boy’s love of Bruce Springsteen -- Advice for new law students...
Gunning for the 2nd Amendment? (with Michael Waldman)
August 15, 2019 08:00 - 1 hourOn this week’s episode of Stay Tuned, "Gunning for the 2nd Amendment?," host Preet Bharara answers your questions about: -- Obstruction of justice and whether unlawful underlying conduct is necessary to bring a case -- The ICE raids that have resulted in the arrests of hundreds of undocumented workers, but no charges against the businesses -- Attorney-client privilege, and whether it survives the death of a client -- Going to law school and changing careers Michael Waldman, the President...
CAFE Insider Sample 08/12: The Death of Jeffery Epstein
August 12, 2019 22:54 - 12 minutesIn this clip from the CAFE Insider podcast, "The Death of Jeffrey Epstein," co-hosts Preet and Anne discuss the conspiracy theories about the apparent suicide of the disgraced financier. To hear the full episode, join the CAFE Insider community. REFERENCES AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS: EPSTEIN’S DEATH Federal Bureau of Prisons Suicide Prevention Manual, bop.gov, 4/5/07 Statement from Attorney General William P. Barr on the Death of Jeffrey Epstein, justice.gov, 8/10/19 Statement of Manhattan...
Guns, Brexit, and Refugees (with David Miliband)
August 08, 2019 08:00 - 1 hourOn this episode of Stay Tuned, "Guns, Brexit, and Refugees," host Preet Bharara answers your questions about: -- What laws can be passed to help end America’s gun violence problem -- The Supreme Court’s seminal Second Amendment decision in District of Columbia v. Heller -- Whether proof of an underlying crime is needed to bring an obstruction of justice case -- Foreign policy considerations in prosecutions of foreigners in the U.S. David Miliband, the former British Secretary of State an...
CAFE Insider 08/05: Ending Gun Violence
August 05, 2019 22:56 - 18 minutesIn this clip from the CAFE Insider podcast, "Ending Gun Violence," co-hosts Preet and Anne discuss what can be done in response to the mass shootings in El Paso, TX, and Dayton, OH. To hear the full episode, join the CAFE Insider community. REFERENCES AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS: 18 U.S. Code § 2331(5): Definition of “Domestic Terrorism” “How the USA Patriot Act Redefines Domestic Terrorism,” ACLU Overview of “Open Carry” Laws, The Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence “Gunman killed ...
CIA Spies & Gadgets (with Michael Morell)
August 01, 2019 08:00 - 1 hourOn this episode of Stay Tuned, "CIA Spies & Gadgets," host Preet Bharara answers your questions about: -- How the El Chapo case ended up with the federal prosecutors in Brooklyn -- The limits, if any, on indicting a sitting President -- Why grand jury materials are kept secret -- The role of congressional staffers during hearings -- Rep. John Ratcliffe’s qualifications for the role of Director of National Intelligence Michael Morell, a 33-year veteran of the CIA who served as the agency...
CAFE Insider 07/29: Mueller Testimony Aftermath
July 29, 2019 22:52 - 12 minutesIn this clip from the CAFE Insider podcast, "Mueller Testimony Aftermath," co-hosts Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram discuss Russian interference in the 2020 election and the forthcoming nomination of Texas Representative John Ratcliffe to replace Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats. To hear the full episode, join the CAFE Insider community. REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE IN U.S. ELECTIONS “Report on the Russian Active Measures Campaigns and Interference in ...
The Mueller Testimony (with Anne Milgram)
July 25, 2019 08:00 - 55 minutesThis special episode of Stay Tuned covers former Special Counsel Bob Mueller’s appearance before the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees on Wednesday, July 24th. Anne Milgram, former Attorney General of New Jersey and co-host of the CAFE Insider podcast, joins Preet to break down Mueller’s seven-hour testimony, the major takeaways, and Congress’ next steps. Bonus analysis is available for members of CAFE Insider. To join the Insider community, head to cafe.com/insider. Sign up to r...
CAFE Insider 07/22: Mueller Time, At Last
July 22, 2019 22:45 - 15 minutesIn this clip from the CAFE Insider podcast, "Mueller Time, At Last" co-hosts Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram preview Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s upcoming public testimony before the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees. Plus, a moment to honor the legacy of Robert Morgenthau, former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and the longest-serving Manhattan District Attorney. To hear the full episode, join the CAFE Insider community. See omnystudio.com/listener...
Epstein's Lawyers & Leaving the GOP (with George Will)
July 18, 2019 08:00 - 1 hourOn this episode of Stay Tuned, "Epstein's Lawyers & Leaving the GOP," host Preet Bharara answers your questions about: -- The extent to which the Attorney General has control over federal prosecutors serving in the United States Attorney offices across the country -- The idea that Alex Acosta, as a sitting U.S. Attorney in Miami, was intimidated by Jeffrey Epstein’s “hot shot” lawyers -- How people come to be appointed as federal judges -- Advice on taking the bar exam George Will, natio...
CAFE Insider 07/15: U.S. v. Jeffrey Epstein
July 15, 2019 23:19 - 12 minutesIn this clip from the CAFE Insider podcast, "U.S. v. Jeffrey Epstein," co-hosts Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram address reporting that Jeffrey Epstein was an intelligence asset and assess a proposal by Epstein's lawyers that he should be released pending trial into his home where he'd create, at his own cost, what would essentially be a private jail. To hear the full episode, join the CAFE Insider community REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS “Labor Secretary Acosta News Conference,” C-SPA...
Charging Epstein & Road to "La Casa Blanca" (with Julián Castro)
July 11, 2019 08:00 - 1 hourOn this episode of Stay Tuned, "Charging Epstein & Road to 'La Casa Blanca,'" host Preet Bharara answers listener questions about: -- A recent court ruling that President Trump cannot block people on Twitter -- The Jeffrey Epstein case -- And the latest developments in the 2020 Census debacle 2020 presidential candidate Julián Castro, who served as Mayor of San Antonio and as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under Obama joins Preet for what he described as, “The most wide-rangin...
CAFE Insider 07/08: Epstein & Con(Census)
July 08, 2019 23:44 - 18 minutesIn this clip from the CAFE Insider podcast, "Epstein & Con(Census)," co-hosts Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram discuss the unusual process leading up to billionaire Jeffrey Epstein's 2007 Non-Prosecution Agreement with Alex Acosta, then US Attorney for the Southern District of Florida and current Secretary of Labor. To hear the full episode, join the CAFE Insider community REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS JEFFREY EPSTEIN SDNY US Attorney Geoffrey Berman’s press conference announcing the ...
What Patriotism Means to You (with Heidi Schreck)
July 04, 2019 08:00 - 1 hourHappy Fourth of July! In honor of the country’s birthday, we’re bringing you a special episode of Stay Tuned withPreet… and you! Last week, we asked you to tell us what patriotism means to you and you have moved us with your overwhelming response. Listen through to the end of today’s episode for a compilation of the many thoughtful voices we heard from. Plus, Preet reflects on YOUR answers, and what patriotism means to him. This week’s guest is Heidi Schreck. She is a playwright and an act...
Crime & Politics (with Rachel Barkow)
June 27, 2019 08:00 - 1 hourOn this episode of Stay Tuned, "Crime & Politics," host Preet Bharara answers your questions about: -- Prosecutors’ personalities -- The Supreme Court’s decision in Flowers v. Mississippi, a capital case dealing with a prosecutor’s removal of black people from the jury pool. -- Preet also shares a letter from Steven Martin, a leading prison reform advocate and former guest on Stay Tuned, who wrote in with his thoughts on Preet and Anne’s conversation on the CAFE Insider podcast about the J...
CAFE Insider 06/24: Unsafe, Unsanitary, Untenable
June 24, 2019 23:25 - 16 minutesIn this clip from the CAFE Insider podcast, "Unsafe, Unsanitary, Untenable," co-hosts Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram discuss the Justice Department’s argument against providing soap and toothbrushes to detained migrant children. To hear the full episode, join the CAFE Insider community REFERENCES AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS FLORES LITIGATION Watch the 9th Circuit Court proceedings regarding Jenny Flores v. William Barr, 6/18/19 “Detained migrant children got no toothbrush, no soap, no sleep...
Jailing Manafort & the Iran Standoff (with Ben Rhodes)
June 20, 2019 08:00 - 1 hourOn this episode of Stay Tuned, "Jailing Manafort & the Iran Standoff," host Preet Bharara answers your questions about: -- Kellyanne Conway -- The consequences of violating the Hatch Act -- Paul Manafort’s scuttled transfer to Rikers Island jail. Ben Rhodes, former Deputy National Security Adviser and speechwriter to President Obama joins Preet for a wide-ranging conversation about the craft of oratory and the foreign policy challenges facing the U.S., including the Iran nuclear threat...
CAFE Insider 06/17: Law is for Losers
June 17, 2019 22:43 - 15 minutesIn this clip from the CAFE Insider podcast, "Law is for Losers," co-hosts Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram discuss the Office of Special Counsel’s recommendation to remove Kellyanne Conway from the White House for alleged violations of the Hatch Act and Anne’s first speeding ticket…while she was the Attorney General of New Jersey. To hear the full episode, join the CAFE Insider community REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS KELLYANNE CONWAY & THE HATCH ACT The Office of Special Counsel’s (OS...
Truth in the Trump Era (with David McCraw)
June 13, 2019 08:00 - 1 hourOn this episode of Stay Tuned, "Truth in the Trump Era," host Preet Bharara answers your questions about: -- The 2020 census -- Bill Barr -- Security clearances -- The term, "hinked up" David McCraw, Deputy General Counsel at the New York Times and author of Truth in our Times: Insider the Fight for Press Freedom in the Age of Alternative Facts, joins Preet for a wide-ranging conversation about press freedoms, press bias, and the legal battles over truth. [Interview begins 11 minutes in...
The Laws of Language (with Benjamin Dreyer)
June 06, 2019 08:00 - 1 hourOn this episode of Stay Tuned, "The Laws of Language," host Preet Bharara answers your questions about: -- His concerns about casual use of the term "treason" -- Mueller's statement that indicting a sitting president is "unconstitutional" -- Election of judges -- Donald Trump Jr.'s erroneous tweet about Preet Benjamin Dreyer, copy chief of Random House and author of the New York Times best seller Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style, joins Preet for a wide-ran...
CAFE Insider 06/03: Treason Season
June 04, 2019 00:43 - 12 minutesIn this clip from the CAFE Insider podcast, "Treason Season," co-hosts Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram analyze Bill Barr's interview with CBS News and the President's allegations that the top ranks at the FBI committed "treason." To hear the full episode, join the CAFE Insider community REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS: BILL BARR’S CBS NEWS INTERVIEW "William Barr interview: Read the full transcript,” CBSNews, 5/31/19 “TREASON” Article III, Section 3 of the Constitution, Legal Inform...
Mueller Speaks & The Underdog (with Andrew Yang)
May 30, 2019 08:00 - 1 hourOn this special episode of Stay Tuned, Anne Milgram, the former NJ Attorney General and co-host of the CAFE Insider podcast, joins Preet Bharara to break down Robert Mueller’s first public statement since his appointment as Special Counsel. Then, presidential candidate, Andrew Yang, joins Preet for a wide-ranging conversation that covers his upbringing as the only Asian kid in school and Universal Basic Income, his signature proposal for addressing the economic consequences of automation. ...
Duty to Impeach & Realpolitik (with David Ignatius)
May 23, 2019 08:00 - 1 hourOn this episode of Stay Tuned, "Duty to Impeach & Realpolitik, host Preet Bharara answers your questions about: -- The difference between evidence and proof -- Reports that Special Counsel Bob Mueller’s team does not want him to publicly testify -- Whether Congress has the duty to impeach—not just the power -- Pardons, commutations, and exonerations -- Why Preet shaved his beard David Ignatius, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and columnist for the Washington Post, joins Preet for a co...
CAFE Insider 05/20: Reversing Roe & Politicizing Pardons
May 20, 2019 23:08 - 13 minutesIn this clip from the CAFE Insider podcast, "Reversing Roe & Politicizing Pardons," co-hosts Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram discuss President Trump's approach to pardons and their concerns over process and fairness. To hear the full episode, join the CAFE Insider community REFERENCES AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS: THE PARDON POWER Article II of the Constitution, Legal Information Institute Office of the Pardon Attorney, Department of Justice Organization, Mission and Functions Manual: Office ...
D.C. Dramas & Advising Obamas (with Valerie Jarrett)
May 16, 2019 08:00 - 1 hourOn this episode of Stay Tuned, "D.C. Dramas & Advising Obamas," host Preet Bharara answers your questions about: -- Donald Trump Jr.'s testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee -- Attorney General Bill Barr's appointment of Connecticut US Attorney John Durham to look into the origins of the Russia Investigation -- The fight for President Trump's tax returns Valerie Jarrett, President Obama’s longest serving aide and author of Finding My Voice joins Preet for a conversation about ...
CAFE Insider 05/13: Indicting a POTUS
May 13, 2019 22:39 - 11 minutesIn this clip from the CAFE Insider podcast, "Indicting a POTUS," co-hosts Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram discuss the implications of Rudy Giuliani’s now-cancelled trip to Ukraine. To hear the full episode, join the CAFE Insider community See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Contempt & The Court (with Joan Biskupic)
May 09, 2019 08:00 - 1 hourOn this episode of Stay Tuned, "Contempt & The Court," host Preet Bharara answers your questions about: -- Why he didn’t sign on to the statement by former federal prosecutors asserting that if Trump were not the president, he would be charged with obstruction of justice. -- What Attorney General Bill Barr would do had Special Counsel Bob Mueller recommended indicting the president -- Whether lying to the media is a crime, and -- The extent to which federal investigators share evidence wi...
CAFE Insider 05/06: Bill Barr: The Politics of "Snitty"
May 07, 2019 01:04 - 12 minutesIn this clip from the CAFE Insider podcast, "Bill Barr: The Politics of 'Snitty,'" co-hosts Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram evaluate allegations that Attorney General Bill Barr committed perjury during congressional testimony. To hear the full episode, join the CAFE Insider community REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS BILL BARR Bill Barr’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, including exchanges with Senator Mazie Hirono, Senator Kamala Harris, and Senator Cory Booker Special C...
Barr Testimony & Accidental Presidents (with Jared Cohen)
May 02, 2019 08:00 - 1 hourOn this episode of Stay Tuned, "Barr Testimony & Accidental Presidents," host Preet Bharara shares his thoughts on Bob Mueller's letter and Bill Barr's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Jared Cohen, the CEO of Google’s ideas incubator Jigsaw, joins Preet to discuss his new book, Accidental Presidents: Eight Men Who Changed America. Bonus clips from the interview are available for members of the CAFE Insider community Sign up to receive free references and supplemental mat...
CAFE Insider 04/29: Fight Club: Congress v. Trump
April 29, 2019 23:44 - 12 minutesIn this clip from the CAFE Insider podcast, "Fight Club: Congress v. Trump," co-hosts Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram discuss Attorney General Bill Barr's upcoming congressional testimony and propose effective lines of questioning. To hear the full episode, join the CAFE Insider community REFERENCES AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS BILL BARR’S CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY, A PREVIEW: Video of Bill Barr Press Conference on Mueller’s report, plus the transcript of his opening remarks, 04/18/2019 Transcr...
Mueller Medley & What's Life Worth? (with Ken Feinberg)
April 25, 2019 08:00 - 1 hourOn this episode of Stay Tuned, "Mueller Medley & What's Life Worth?," host Preet Bharara answers your questions about: -- The friendship between Bob Mueller and Bill Barr -- President Trump’s command to Don McGahn to have Mueller fired -- What Rod Rosenstein was thinking at the podium during Bill Barr’s press conference -- Why lawyers need lawyers, and -- Challenges to subpoenas Ken Feinberg, perhaps America’s most renowned mediator, joins Preet for a wide-ranging discussion about his u...
The Mueller Report (with Anne Milgram)
April 19, 2019 03:55 - 47 minutesHost Preet Bharara and his guest, Anne Milgram, the former New Jersey Attorney General and co-host of the CAFE Insider podcast, analyze the newly released Mueller report. Bonus analysis from today’s episode is available for CAFE Insider members. To join the Insider community and hear the rest of this conversation—plus receive access to Insider podcasts, a newsletter, and more—head to cafe.com/insider REFERENCES AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS The (redacted) Mueller report Bill Barr’s press confe...
The Mueller Report Preview
April 18, 2019 08:00 - 18 minutesHost Preet Bharara previews what he’s looking for in the Mueller Report and answers listener questions on the topic as the Stay Tuned team gears up for our special episode: The Mueller Report, featuring Anne Milgram. Coming later today (tomorrow morning at the latest). WEBBY’S AWARD Also, today is the last day for you to vote for Stay Tuned for best individual episode of a podcast: Bill Browder. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit p...
CAFE Insider 04/15: "Spying" & Lying
April 15, 2019 22:45 - 11 minutesIn this clip from the CAFE Insider podcast, "'Spying' & Lying," co-hosts Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram discuss Wikileaks founder Julian Assange's indictment. To hear the full episode, join the CAFE Insider community REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS JULIAN ASSANGE’S INDICTMENT & PRESS FREEDOMS Julian Assange’s indictment filed by the Eastern District of Virginia “Assange: A Self-Proclaimed Foe of Secrecy Who Inspires Both Admiration and Fury,” NYT, 4/11/19 “Julian Assange has been char...
Campaign "Spying" & the Ways and Means of Power (with Bob Caro)
April 11, 2019 08:00 - 1 hourOn this week’s episode of Stay Tuned, "Campaign 'Spying' & the Ways and Means of Power," host Preet Bharara answers your questions about: -- Barr’s testimony that the Justice Department would review “both the genesis and the conduct of intelligence activities directed at the Trump campaign,” including potential “spying.” -- Barr’s decision not to use summaries prepared by the Special Counsel’s Office, and the revelation that Mueller was offered but declined to review Barr’s summary. -- Ba...
CAFE Insider 04/08: Hide & Seek: Trump's Taxes, Mueller's Report
April 08, 2019 22:00 - 12 minutesIn this clip from the CAFE Insider podcast, "Hide & Seek: Trump's Taxes, Mueller's Report," co-hosts Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram discuss the political and legal questions raised by House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal's letter to the IRS requesting six years of President Trump's tax returns. To hear the full episode, join the CAFE Insider community See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Security Clearances & The Learning Mindset (with Sal Khan)
April 04, 2019 08:00 - 1 hourOn this episode of Stay Tuned, "Security Clearances & The Leaning Mindset," host Preet Bharara answers your questions about: -- Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein’s role in the Mueller investigation -- Whether Bob Mueller should testify before Congress and what that would look like -- The reversal of security clearance denials during the Trump administration Sal Khan, the founder and CEO of the non-profit online education platform Khan Academy, joins Preet for a wide-ranging conversa...
CAFE Insider 04/01: Justice Off-Balance
April 01, 2019 21:41 - 12 minutesIn this clip from CAFE Insider, "Justice Off-Balance," co-hosts Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram discuss Mueller's approach to the report and whether Barr will invoke executive privilege. To hear the full episode, join the CAFE Insider community REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS Bill Barr and the Mueller Report Barr’s second letter to lawmakers giving an update on the release of the Mueller report Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure: Rule 6 (e) “The Grand Jury, Recording and Disclosing th...
Behind Barrs (with Steve Martin, the prison reformer)
March 28, 2019 08:00 - 1 hourOn this episode of Stay Tuned, "Behind Barrs," host Preet Bharara answers your questions about: -- Bill Barr’s letter and maneuver -- The parts of the Mueller report the public should and shouldn’t see -- When we’ll see the full report and the political calculations of timing -- SDNY’s extortion case against Stormy Daniels’s attorney Michael Avenatti. Steve Martin, a leading prison reform advocate who served as the court-appointed monitor of the Rikers Island prison in N.Y. joins Pre...
CAFE Insider 03/25: Don't Barr Mueller's Report
March 25, 2019 21:11 - 14 minutesIn this clip from the CAFE Insider podcast, "Don't Barr Mueller's Report," co-hosts Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram discuss Mueller’s decision not to take a firm position on the question of whether the president obstructed justice and Attorney General Bill Barr’s decision to absolve the president on this matter. To hear the full episode, join the CAFE Insider community REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS Bill Barr AG Bill Barr’s letter to congressional leaders summarizing Bob Mueller’s prin...
Doing Justice Live (with Preet Bharara)
March 21, 2019 12:18 - 59 minutesPreet Bharara was interviewed about his new book “Doing Justice” by CBS This Morning’s Bianna Golodryga at a live taping of Stay Tuned at NYU’s Skirball Center. Taped on 3/19/19 REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS The Q&A An article from the NYT, “Will We Ever See Mueller’s Report on Trump? Maybe,” plus an article from NBC News reporting on Trump’s comments that the report should be made public. An article from the NYT about the college admissions scheme The documents related to Michael Co...
CAFE Insider: Terror, Bribery, and Rick Gates
March 18, 2019 21:37 - 8 minutesIn this clip from the CAFE Insider podcast, "Terror, Bribery, and Rick Gates," co-hosts Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram discuss the New Zealand terror attacks and the tactics available to law enforcement for targeting domestic terrorists. To hear the full episode, join the CAFE Insider community REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS Reports from the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism and the list of foreign terrorist organization An article from...
Manafort & The Retreat of Western Liberalism (with Ed Luce)
March 14, 2019 08:00 - 1 hourEd Luce is the Washington columnist and commentator for the Financial Times. This interview was taped on 3/12 REFERENCES AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL From Q&A: Manafort An article from the NYT on Manafort’s sentencing by Judge Amy Berman Jackson in D.C. A comment from Manafort’s lawyer, Kevin Downing, suggesting his client was selectively prosecuted An indictment of Paul Manafort by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office; plus an article from the NYT on the DA’s charges College Admissions...
Nadler's Requests & The Youngest Contender (with Pete Buttigieg)
March 07, 2019 09:00 - 1 hourPete Buttigieg is the Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and a possible candidate for president in 2020. A Rhodes Scholar and U.S. Navy Reserve veteran, Buttigieg was elected at age of 29. He’s the author of a new book, Shortest Way Home: One Mayor’s Challenge and a Model for America’s Future. REFERENCES AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL: Q&A and button The House Judiciary Committee’s Document Requests, issued on 3/4/19, to 81 recipients Representative Jerry Nadler’s interview on This Week (3/3/19), whe...
Cohen Testimony & Just Mercy (with Bryan Stevenson)
February 28, 2019 09:00 - 1 hourBryan Stevenson is a a civil rights attorney who represents prisoners on death row. Described as “America’s Nelson Mandela,” his Equal Justice Initiative, a non-profit law firm based in Alabama, is dedicated to challenging racial injustice and ending mass incarceration. Stevenson is also the author of the New York Times best-selling memoir Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption. REFERENCES AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL Q&A Michael Cohen’s prepared opening statement before the House Ove...
Truthful Not Neutral (with Christiane Amanpour)
February 21, 2019 09:00 - 57 minutesChristiane Amanpour is an award-winning journalist and Chief International Correspondent for CNN. She is also the host of Amanpour & Company, a CNN, PBS and WNET collaboration that features conversations with leaders and influencers across the globe. Christiane and Preet discuss: Her career as an international correspondent covering war zones The difference between being truthful and neutral How to prepare for an interview with a dictator Reporting on the trial of Saddam Hussein in 1995 Ref...
CAFE Insider: Andy McCabe's National Emergency
February 19, 2019 23:22 - 22 minutesIn this clip from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet and his co-host Anne Milgram discuss the revelations in former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe’s interview on “60 Minutes.” To listen to the full episode, become a member of CAFE Insider at CAFE.com/insider. References and supplemental materials: Preet’s tweet about pleaded v. pled; and see Mueller’s sentencing submission for Manafort, where prosecutors write “pled,” NOT pleaded. Andrew McCabe’s 60 Minutes interview, plus the transcript ...
The Paradox of Dick Cheney (with Adam McKay)
February 14, 2019 09:00 - 1 hourThe interview was taped on 2/5/19. Adam McKay is an Oscar award-winning director and screenwriter. He was a writer for Saturday Night Live and one of the earliest members of Upright Citizens Brigade, a renown improvisational and sketch comedy group. McKay’s films include The Big Short, Anchorman I and II, and Stepbrothers. His most recent film is Vice, a biopic of Dick Cheney. Preet and McKay discuss: McKay’s extensive research into Dick and Liz Cheney’s psychology and presentation The lasti...
CAFE Insider: Bezos, AMI, and TMI
February 11, 2019 22:15 - 27 minutesIn this clip from the latest episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet and his co-host Anne Milgram discuss whether American Media, Inc.’s threat to publish Jeff Bezos’ intimate texts and photos constitutes as extortion. To listen to the full episode, become a member of CAFE Insider at CAFE.com/insider Supplemental materials and references made in the episode: Jeff Bezos’ post in Medium, “No thank you, Mr. Pecker” Bezos’ hired investigator, Gavin De Becker, comments on AMI’s possible “pol...