In this episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, “'Impeached For Life,'” hosts Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram break down the latest developments:

-- The politics at play in the impeachment trial of President Trump, expected to begin next week, and the role of Chief Justice John Roberts, who will preside over the proceedings

-- The shifting justifications the Trump administration has given for killing Gen. Suleimani and Iran's acknowledgement that it mistakenly shot down a civilian airplane, killing 176 people on board 

-- The trial of Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein

We hope you’re enjoying CAFE Insider. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Anne. 

REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

DOUG COLLINSClip of Doug Collins on Fox, 1/8/20“Preet Bharara to Georgia congressman: You've hit a shocking new low,” CNN, 1/09/20Preet’s first, second, and third tweet about Rep. Doug Collins, 1/8/20 Doug Collins’ twitter apology, 1/10/20“'I left parts of my body in Iraq': Duckworth rips into GOP rep who said Democrats 'love' terrorists,” CNN, 1/9/20

IMPEACHMENT UDPATESClip: “Sen. Mitt Romney says he’ll vote to hear Bolton testimony,” 1/13/20“Trial Likely to Start Jan. 21, Cornyn Says,” Bloomberg, 1/13/20“Trump’s Impeachment Team Takes Shape as Trial Looms,” New York Times, 1/12/20“Pelosi Alerts House to Be Ready to Send Impeachment Articles Next Week,” New York Times,1/10/20“Logjam Over Impeachment Trial Leaves Trump Prosecutors Little Time to Prepare,” New York Times, 1/11/20“What does Trump want in his impeachment trial?,” Politico, 1/13/20 “'This Week' Transcript 1-12-20: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien,” ABC News, 1/12/20 “John Bolton’s testimony looks increasingly likely,” Washington Post, 1/14/20“At Impeachment Trial, Chief Justice Roberts May Have More Prestige Than Power,” National Public Radio, 1/10/20

WAR POWERS RESOLUTION50 U.S.C. CHAPTER 33, “War Powers Resolution,” Legal Information InstituteH.Con.Res.83, “Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to terminate the use of United States Armed Forces to engage in hostilities in or against Iran,” Congress.gov, 1/9/20Clip: “GOP senator slams Iran briefing: It was insulting,” CNN, 1/8/20“House Votes to Restrain Trump’s Iran War Powers,” New York Times, 1/9/20 “Now Mike Lee knows what it feels like,” Washington Post, 1/10/20“Matt Gaetz, the ‘Trumpiest Congressman,’ cites principles for bucking president on war powers. Kevin McCarthy is ‘very shocked,’” Washington Post, 1/10/20

IRAN“Trump tells Fox News' Laura Ingraham 'four embassies' were targeted in imminent threat from Iran,” Fox News, 1/10/20“Esper Says He Saw No Evidence Iran Targeted 4 Embassies, as Story Shifts Again,” New York Times, 1/12/20Yashar Ali’s twitter thread on the accidental civilian aircraft strike, 1/11/20“Iran braces for protests after admitting plane shootdown,” PBS, 1/12/20“Ukraine Plane Shot Down Because of Human Error, Iran Says,” New York Times, 1/11/20“Trump authorized Soleimani's killing 7 months ago, with conditions,” NBC News, 1/13/20

DAVID KRIS / FISAOrder Appointing an Amicus Curiae, United States Foreign Surveillance Court, 1/10/20Review of Four FISA Applications and Other Aspects of the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane Investigation, Office of the Inspection General, December 2019Ben Wittes’ twitter thread about David Kris, 1/12/20 “Trump attacks former DOJ official appointed to review the FBI’s proposed wiretap reforms,” Washington Post, 1/12/20

HARVEY WEINSTEIN“Harvey Weinstein: 5 Takeaways From First Week of Criminal Trial,” Rolling Stone, 1/10/20“She’s Harvey Weinstein’s Lawyer, and She Thinks #MeToo Is ‘Dangerous,’” New York Times, 1/14/20

BURISMA“Russians Hacked Ukrainian Gas Company at Center of Impeachment,” New York Times, 1/13/20