CAFE Insider

On the CAFE Insider docket:– Special counsel Jack Smith’s motions to dismiss the criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump and U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan’s order granting Smith’s request in the election interference prosecution in D.C.;– The adjournment of sentencing for Trump’s Manhattan conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records;– Trump’s selection of former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi as his Attorney General pick following former Rep. Matt Gaetz’s withdrawal from consideration;– The forthcoming resignation of U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams.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 and Vox Media Podcast Network.

Two years ago, Donald Trump unveiled five free speech initiatives he aims to implement in his next presidency. Are they a bold defense of the First Amendment, or do they pose risks to the very freedoms they aim to protect? First Amendment lawyer and former president of Columbia University, Lee Bollinger, joins Elie Honig to examine the legal and constitutional implications of these proposals and what they could mean for the future of free expression in America.Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network. Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Editorial Producer II: Jake Kaplan; Associate Producer: Claudia Hernández; Audio Producer: Nat Weiner; Deputy Editor: Celine Rohr; CAFE Team: David Tatasciore, Matthew Billy, Noa Azulai, and Liana Greenway.REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS:Free Speech Policy Initiative Speech, President Donald J. Trump, 12/15/2022In Search of an Open Mind: Speeches and Writings, Lee C. Bollinger, Columbia University Press

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, chess grandmaster and human rights activist Garry Kasparov discusses reporting that Trump will seek retribution against those involved in the US withdrawal in Afghanistan. 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.

Preet, Joyce, and the CAFE team are celebrating the 300th episode of the CAFE Insider podcast. Thank you for listening and for creating such an engaged community. In this episode, Preet and Joyce discuss President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of former Rep. Matt Gaetz as Attorney General, and his recent resignation from Congress days before the expected release of an ethics report on sexual misconduct allegations against him. They also assess other Trump nominations, including his personal lawyers for DOJ leadership positions, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Health Secretary, and Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence.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 and Vox Media Podcast Network.

Why are presidents immune from criminal prosecution? Trevor Morrison is a law professor and Dean Emeritus at New York University School of Law. He joins Elie Honig to discuss the 1973 and 2000 Office of Legal Counsel Memos that laid the groundwork for presidential immunity. This is the latest installment of a new special series of episodes exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. Each week, Elie Honig and special guests will tackle one major legal or policy issue, helping you stay informed. Let us know what you think. Write to us at letters@cafe.com. Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network. Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Editorial Producer II: Jake Kaplan; Associate Producer: Claudia Hernández; Audio Producer: Nat Weiner; Deputy Editor: Celine Rohr; CAFE Team: David Tatasciore, Matthew Billy, Noa Azulai, and Liana Greenway.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, New York Times national politics reporter Astead Herndon discusses the impact of celebrity endorsements for Kamala Harris. 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.

On the CAFE Insider docket: – How Trump’s return to the White House will likely mark the end of his criminal prosecutions, with the federal election interference case and sentencing in Manhattan already facing new delays; – Trump’s ongoing nominations of cabinet members and other high-profile positions, and his request that candidates vying to replace Republican leader Mitch McConnell permit Trump nominees to take office without confirmation votes using the recess appointments power; – The expected reinstatement of Trump’s “Schedule F” executive order, which would reclassify many federal staff members as at-will employees; and– The charges filed by the Department of Justice against an Iranian man for allegedly plotting to assassinate Trump.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 and Vox Media Podcast Network.

How will Donald Trump’s return to the White House impact his four criminal prosecutions? What will Trump’s Department of Justice look like? And how might Trump further shape the Supreme Court? Barb McQuade, CAFE Contributor and former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, joins Elie Honig to discuss the rule of law under Trump’s second term. This is the latest installment of a new special series of episodes exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. Each week, Elie Honig and special guests will tackle one major legal or policy issue, helping you stay informed. Let us know what you think. Write to us at letters@cafe.com. Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network. Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Editorial Producer II: Jake Kaplan; Associate Producer: Claudia Hernández; Audio Producer: Nat Weiner; Deputy Editor: Celine Rohr; CAFE Team: David Tatasciore, Matthew Billy, Noa Azulai, and Liana Greenway.

Political journalist Marisa Lagos has been covering vice president Kamala Harris since the start of her political career as San Francisco District Attorney to California Attorney General to her time in the White House. She joins CAFE Contributor Elie Honig to discuss Harris’s record as a prosecutor and how she became the star politician we know today. This is the latest installment of a new special series of episodes exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. Each week, Elie Honig and special guests will tackle one major legal or policy issue, helping you stay informed. Let us know what you think. Write to us at letters@cafe.com. Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network. Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Editorial Producer II: Jake Kaplan; Associate Producer: Claudia Hernández; Audio Producer: Nat Weiner; Deputy Editor: Celine Rohr; CAFE Team: David Tatasciore, Matthew Billy, Noa Azulai, and Liana Greenway.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet breaks down the Logan Act and whether it could be used against former president Donald Trump. 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.