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In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet and Sally Jenkins discuss the influence of her father, the iconic sportswriter, Dan Jenkins.Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at letters@cafe.com, or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Melissa Murray is an NYU Law Professor, the co-host of the Strict Scrutiny podcast, and an MSNBC legal analyst. For a transcript of Melissa's note, as while as the full archive of contributor notes, head to CAFE.com.

In the main Now & Then episode, Heather and Joanne discussed how personal lawyers can help or hurt presidents. In Backstage, they recall their reactions to depictions of the Watergate scandal and its substandard presidential lawyers. “Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. Thank you for being a member.For references & supplemental materials, head to: https://cafe.com/now-and-then/now-then-backstage-6-21-presidential-lawyer-problems/

On the CAFE Insider docket this week:– Hunter Biden’s expected guilty plea on two federal tax charges, and his agreement to enter a pretrial diversion agreement on a gun charge; – The Washington Post report that the FBI and DOJ resisted opening an investigation into Trump’s involvement in January 6th; – The “no-contact order” imposed in the Mar-a-Lago documents prosecution that bars Trump from discussing the case with the co-defendant and witnesses; and– Trump’s interview with Fox News’s Bret Baier, in which he criticized the Mar-a-Lago documents indictment, denied that he improperly retained national security materials, and appeared to admit that he delayed complying with a subpoena to return documents.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at letters@cafe.com with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network.

Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.

Asha Rangappa is a lawyer, former FBI Special Agent, and current CNN analyst. She's also a Senior Lecturer at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs. Head to CAFE.com for a full transcript of Asha's Note.

In the main Now & Then episode, Heather and Joanne discussed the role of water access in American history. In Backstage, they talk about their childhood memories of their local water systems and the unfortunate role of swagger in water conservation. “Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. Thank you for being a member.For references & supplemental materials, head to: cafe.com/now-and-then/now-then-backstage-6-14-theres-something-in-the-water/

On the CAFE Insider docket this week:— The Trump indictment and its aftershocks, including Trump’s potential motives for taking the classified documents and his likely defenses.— The question of whether the government can get Judge Aileen Cannon kicked off the Mar-a-Lago case if she doesn’t recuse herself.— The differences between Trump’s alleged crimes and the Hillary Clinton email scandal.— Whether Trump lawyer Evan Corcoran’s testimony and contemporaneous notes will be admissible at trial. — Whether a 13-year-old case involving Bill Clinton may help Trump argue that the documents were personal, not presidential, records.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at letters@cafe.com with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network. Tamara Sepper – Executive Producer; Jake Kaplan – Editorial Producer; Nat Weiner – Audio Producer

Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.