In this episode of CAFE Insider, “IGs, Unmaskings & Insider Trading,” Preet and Anne break down the politically-charged legal news making the headlines, including:
-- President Trump’s firing of State Department Inspector General Steve Linick amid a reported investigation into Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
-- The appointment of former federal judge and prosecutor John Gleeson to argue against the DOJ’s motion to dismiss the Michael Flynn case and explore the possibility of holding Flynn in criminal contempt for perjury.
-- Trump’s recent accusations that Obama administration officials improperly revealed Flynn’s identity in classified intelligence reports during the presidential transition.
-- The FBI’s insider trading investigation into Senator Richard Burr whose phone was seized pursuant to a search warrant.
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