CAFE Insider: Terror, Bribery, and Rick Gates

Preet and Anne discuss the New Zealand terror attacks, the college admissions scandal, and the latest news from the Special Counsel’s Office.

Supplemental materials and references made in the episode:

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New Zealand & White Nationalism

• An article from the NYT on the terror attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand
• Trump’s response to the New Zealand attacks, and an article from the Washington Post on his comments on white nationalism
• An article in the Washington Post about the New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s response to the attacks
• An article from CNN on the rise of white nationalist violence
• NYPD Deputy Head of Counterterrorism John Miller’s interview on CBS regarding the rise of white nationalist violence, plus Miller’s interview on Stay Tuned
• Mayor Pete Buttigieg's letter to the Muslim community in South Bend, Indiana
• Reports from the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism, and the list of designated foreign terrorist organizations
• An article from the NYT reporting on the tram shooting in the Netherlands

The College Admissions Scandal: Operation Varsity Blues

• An article in the Wall Street Journal about the unraveling of the college admissions scheme
• William Rick Singer’s criminal information, and an article from the NYT about Singer’s role in the criminal scheme
• Read the full indictment and the affidavit in support of the criminal complaint

Mueller Update

• An article from the NYT on lead prosecutor Andrew Weissman’s coming departure from the Special Counsel’s Office
• Rick Gates’ status report, submitted by Mueller’s team
• An article from Politico on the 420-0 House vote on a resolution calling on the DOJ to make Mueller’s full report public 

Paul Manafort

• An article from the NYT on Manafort's sentencing by Judge Amy Berman Jackson in D.C.
• An indictment of Paul Manafort by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office; plus an article from the NYT on the DA’s charges

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