CAFE Insider Sample 6/8: Why is DOJ Defending Trump?

In this sample from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet and Joyce break down the news that the DOJ under Attorney General Merrick Garland is maintaining its position that it should defend Donald Trump against a defamation suit brought by E. Jean Carroll, a writer who has accused Trump of raping her in the 1990s. 

In the full episode, they discuss newly-released emails that show former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows pressuring the DOJ to investigate election fraud conspiracy theories. Plus, they break down new developments in the investigations into Donald Trump and Matt Gaetz. 

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Tamara Sepper – Executive Producer; Adam Waller – Senior Editorial Producer; Matthew Billy – Audio Producer; Sam Ozer-Staton – Editorial Producer

REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS: 

• Subscribe to Now & Then, hosted by historians Heather Cox Richardson and Joanne Freeman: Apple Podcasts, Spotify
• Carroll v. Trump, U.S. Court Of Appeals For The Second Circuit, Reply Brief, 6/7/2021
• Alan Feuer and Benjamin Weiser, “Biden Justice Department Seeks to Defend Trump in Suit Over Rape Denial,” New York Times, 6/7/2021
• Carroll v. Trump, NY State Supreme Court, Complaint, 11/4/2019
• Carroll v. Trump, NY State Supreme Court, Notice of Removal, 9/8/2020
• Carroll v. Trump, U.S. Southern District of New York, Opinion by Judge Kaplan, 10/27/2020
• 28 U.S. Code § 2679 - Exclusiveness of remedy
• Federal Tort Claims Act, US House of Representatives

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