In this episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, “Abuse(s) of Power,” co-hosts Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram break down the latest developments:

-- House Democrats unveil two articles of impeachment focused on abuse of power and obstruction of congress

-- Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s report on the FBI’s Russia investigation finds no political bias and proper predication, but serious errors

-- Attorney General Bill Barr and U.S. Attorney John Durham object to the Inspector General’s botttom line conclusions in highly unusual public statements

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REFERENCES AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

• WATCH: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler’s Remarks Announcing Introduction of Articles of Impeachment (and read the remarks here), 12/10/19
• WATCH: Hearing on Evidence in Impeachment Inquiry, C-SPAN, 12/9/19
• WATCH: Hearing on Constitutional Framework for Impeachment, C-SPAN, 12/4/19
• Tweet of Rep. Eric Swalwell’s exchange with Steve Castor, 12/9/19 
• Jonathan Turley: “Five myths about impeachment,” Washington Post, 8/1/14
• Rep. Justin Amash’s tweet about the constitutional hearing, 12/5/19
• Preet’s tweet addressed to Steve Castor, 12/9/19 
• Tweet of Steve Castor’s Fresh Market bag, 12/9/19

HOUSE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE

• The Trump-Ukraine Impeachment Inquiry Report, December 2019

DOJ INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT

• Department of Justice Office of Inspector General’s Report, Review of Four FISA Applications and Other Aspects of the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane Investigation, December 2019
• FBI Director Christopher Wray’s Response to Inspector General Report, FBI, 12/9/19
• Statement by Attorney General William P. Barr on the Inspector General's Report of the Review of Four FISA Applications and Other Aspects of the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane Investigation, DOJ, 12/9/19
• Statement of U.S. Attorney John H. Durham, DOJ, 12/9/19 
• Trump’s tweet about FBI Director Chris Wray, 12/10/19
• “Christopher Wray, basically: Don’t listen to Trump’s Ukraine conspiracy theories,” Washington Post, 12/10/19
• Susan Hennessey’s tweet about the Mueller Report’s treatment of Carter Page, 12/9/19