In this episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, “Impeachment: Phase 2,” co-hosts Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram break down the latest developments:

-- The House Intelligence Committee’s report summarizing its findings and the House Judiciary Committee hearings, the first of which is set for this Wednesday.

-- A decision by a DC federal judge ordering former White House Counsel Don McGahn to appear before impeachment investigators and the implications that case has for other witnesses, like former National Security Advisor John Bolton.

-- A phone call between Trump and EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland that has emerged as a centerpiece of the president’s defense.

-- Revelations from the deposition of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) official Mark Sandy.

-- Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s report on the origins of the FBI’s Russia investigation due on December 9th.

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

REFERENCES AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

JUDICIARY COMMITTEE HEARINGS

• Letter from House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler to President Trump, 11/29/19
• Letter from Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, to Chairman Jerry Nadler, 11/30/19
• Letter from White House Counsel Pat Cipollone to Chairman Jerry Nadler, 12/1/19
• VIDEO: Rep. Collins’ appearance on Fox News Sunday, 12/1/19
• Trump’s tweet about Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and his participation in the House impeachment inquiry, 11/18/19
• “House Judiciary Panel Asks Trump if He Will Present Impeachment Defense,” New York Times, 11/29/19
• “Judiciary Takes Up Impeachment As House Intelligence Panel Prepares To Release Report,” National Public Radio, 12/2/19
• “Trump’s photo op play: Facing impeachment, the president strives to look hard at work,” Washington Post, 11/30/19

GORDON SONDLAND

• “Here’s the Proof that Trump’s “No Quid Pro Quo” Call Never Happened,” Just Security, 11/29/19 
• “Witness testimony and records raise questions about account of Trump’s ‘no quid pro quo’ call,” Washington Post, 11/27/19
• “Multiple Women Recall Sexual Misconduct and Retaliation by Gordon Sondland,” ProPublica, 11/27/19

MARK SANDY

• “The Impoundment Control Act of 1974: What Is It? Why Does It Matter?,” House Committee on the Budget
• “Read Mark Sandy’s Closed-Door Deposition,” New York Times, 11/26/19
• “White House Budget Official Said 2 Aides Resigned Amid Ukraine Aid Freeze,” New York Times, 11/26/19
• “Timeline: Trump, Giuliani, Biden, and Ukrainegate (updated),” Just Security, 11/27/19

DON MCGAHN

• The decision in Committee on the Judiciary, United States House of Representatives v. Donald F. McGahn II, 11/25/19
• DOJ’s emergency motion for stay pending appeal, Committee on the Judiciary, United States House of Representatives v. Donald F. McGahn II, 11/27/19
• United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit’s order granting a stay in the case, Committee on the Judiciary, United States House of Representatives v. Donald F. McGahn II, 11/27/19
• “The Don McGahn Ruling Has Big Consequences for Impeachment,” Slate, 11/25/19

IG REPORT PREVIEW

• “Russia Inquiry Review Is Expected to Undercut Trump Claim of F.B.I. Spying,” New York Times, 11/27/19