In this episode of CAFE Insider, "Treason Season," Preet and Anne discuss:

• Bill Barr’s first network news interview since becoming Attorney General
• Barr’s new declassification powers, and the President’s allegations that the FBI’s top ranks engaged in treasonous conduct
• A new development in a case concerning the Trump administration’s decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, and more.

REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS:

VIRGINIA BEACH SHOOTING

• “Virginia Beach gunman resigned hours before mass shooting, officials say,” Washington Post, 6/2/19
• “Why the shooting in Virginia Beach sets an ominous precedent,” Washington Post, 6/1/19

BILL BARR’S CBS NEWS INTERVIEW

• “William Barr interview: Read the full transcript,” CBSNews, 5/31/19

BARR’S DECLASSIFICATION POWER

• “Presidential Memorandum on Barr Review,” Lawfare Blog, 5/23/19
• “DNI Coats Statement on the Department of Justice Review,” Office of the Director of National Intelligence, 5/24/19
• “A Different View on the President’s Delegation of Declassification Authority to the Attorney General,” Lawfare Blog, 6/1/19

MUELLER’S REPORT

• “Full Transcript of Mueller’s Statement on Russia Investigation,” New York Times, 5/29/19
• “The Mueller Report’s Weak Statutory Interpretation Analysis: Part II,” Lawfare Blog, 5/23/19

“TREASON”

• Article III, Section 3 of the Constitution, Legal Information Institute
• “18 U.S. Code § 2381. Treason,” Legal Information Institute
• “18 U.S. Code § 2384. Seditious conspiracy,” Legal Information Institute
• “Trump doesn't seem to understand what 'treason' means,” NBCNews, 5/24/19
• Clip of Rep. Liz Cheney on ABC News discussing “treason”
• Preet’s August 2018 appearance on "Real Time with Bill Maher"

EMMET FLOOD

• Donald J. Trump’s tweet announcing Flood’s resignation, 6/1/19
• “Emmet T. Flood to Step Down as White House Lawyer,” New York Times, 6/1/19

2020 CENSUS

• State of New York, et al., v. United States Department of Commerce, et al (Jan 15, 2019), Justicia
• “Why The Census Asking About Citizenship Is Such A Problem,” Brennan Center for Justice, 3/27/18
• “Justices will review challenge to census citizenship question: In Plain English,” SCOTUSBlog, 4/2/19
• “Supreme Court Appears To Lean Toward Allowing Census Citizenship Question,” National Public Radio, 4/23/19
• “Deceased G.O.P. Strategist’s Hard Drives Reveal New Details on the Census Citizenship Question,” New York Times, 5/30/19

DEEP FAKES

• “Faked Pelosi videos, slowed to make her appear drunk, spread across social media,” Washington Post, 5/24/19

DEFINITIONS

• "Vituperative," Merriam-Webster

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