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In this bonus clip from Stay Tuned, Jack Goldsmith discusses whether public servants working in the Trump administration should resign and his own experience with resignation.

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In this episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, “What Quds Go Wrong?,” co-hosts Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram break down the latest developments:

-- The targeted killing of Iranian General Qassem Suleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force

-- John Bolton's statement that he's prepared to testify in the Senate impeachment trial if he's subpoenaed

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

REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

KILLING OF QASEM SULEIMANI

• Statement by the Department of Defense on the killing of Qasem Soleimani, 1/2/20
• “Timeline: How The U.S. Came To Strike And Kill A Top Iranian General,” National Public Radio, 1/4/20
• “As Tensions With Iran Escalated, Trump Opted for Most Extreme Measure,” New York Times, 1/4/20
• Lisa Monaco: “We are in uncharted territory now. Are we prepared for that?,” Washington Post, 1/6/20
• Trump tweet about a disproportionate response, 1/5/20
• “Trump Threatens Iranian Cultural Sites, and Warns of Sanctions on Iraq,” New York Times, 1/5/20
• “Trump Says He'll Target Iran's Cultural Sites. That's Illegal,” National Public Radio, 1/6/20
• WATCH: Meet the Press, featuring Jeh Johnson, 1/5/20 (~36:00 min)

WAS THE STRIKE LEGAL?

• Article II of The Constitution, Legal Information Institute
• Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF), 2001
• Authorization for Use of Military Force against Iraq Resolution, 2002
• Jack Goldsmith: “The Soleimani Strike: One Person Decides,” Lawfare, 1/3/20
• “Did the President Have the Domestic Legal Authority to Kill Qassem Soleimani?,” Lawfare, 1/3/20
• “The key word in U.S. justifications for the killing of Iranian general: ‘Imminent,’” Washington Post, 1/5/20

SDNY’S QUDS FORCE CASES

• Complaint: United States v. Manssor Arbabsiar and Gholam Shakuri, 10/11/11
• WATCH: “Terror Plot Charges,” C-SPAN, 10/11/11
• “Two Men Charged in Alleged Plot to Assassinate Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United States,” Department of Justice, 10/11/11
• “U.S. Indicts 7 Iranians in Cyberattacks on Banks and a Dam,” New York Times, 3/24/16

IMPEACHMENT

• Statement of John R. Bolton regarding congressional testimony, 1/6/20
• Sen. Marco Rubio’s tweet about Bolton’s testimony, 1/6/20
• “What they're saying: Romney, Collins respond to Bolton's offer to testify,” Axios, 1/6/20
• “Judges spar with Democrats, DOJ in impeachment doubleheader,” Politico, 1/3/20
• “Joe Biden Says He Would Comply With a Senate Subpoena, Reversing Course,” New York Times, 12/28/19

Today, we're sharing the audio from a recent CAFE Insider Town Call. Preet and Anne hopped on the phone for 45 minutes and answered questions in real time from randomly selected members of the CAFE Insider community.

In a wide-ranging Q&A, they addressed the strategy behind House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's decision to delay sending articles of impeachment to the Senate, the prospects of testimony from key witnesses in the Senate trial, the likelihood that Rudy Giuliani will be indicted by SDNY, and how Preet & Anne met.

Thank you to our participants. Keep an eye out for an email announcing the next Town Call and in the meantime email us at [email protected] with your feedback as we continue to develop this special feature.

Our next regular CAFE Insider episode will be released on Tuesday, January 7th. Happy holidays!

In this bonus clip from Stay Tuned, Susan Glasser discusses her professional and personal collaboration with her husband and fellow journalist, Peter Baker.

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

-- The articles of impeachment and Wednesday’s full House vote 

-- The role and importance of House Managers, and the contenders

-- The scope and shape of the Senate trial, and Mitch McConnell’s decision not to include key witnesses

-- This Supreme Court’s decision to hear three cases related to subpoenas for President Trump’s financial records.

-- Plus, the latest Rudy Giuliani shenanigans.  

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

IMPEACHMENT UPDATES

• “Federal Criminal Offenses and the Impeachment of Donald J. Trump,” Just Security, 12/16/19
• “Democrats jostle for prized impeachment manager gig,” Politico, 12/11/19
• “Freshman Democrats push for Amash as impeachment manager,” Washington Post, 12/15/19
• “McConnell’s vow of ‘total coordination’ with White House on Senate impeachment trial angers Democrats,” Washington Post, 12/13/19
• “Trump tears up the Clinton impeachment playbook,” Politico, 12/13/19
• “McConnell, Coordinating with White House, Lays Plans for Impeachment Trial,” New York Times, 12/13/19
• “McConnell Rejects Calling Mulvaney or Bolton for Impeachment Trial,” New York Times, 12/17/19
• “Meadows says he’s advocating for Trump to add Alan Dershowitz to impeachment defense team,” The Hill, 12/11/19
• Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, 12/15/19

RUDY GIULIANI

• Rudy Giuliani’s twitter thread from his travels, 12/15/19
• “‘Just Having Fun’: Giuliani Doubles Down on Ukraine Probes,” Wall Street Journal, 12/13/19
• “Giuliani Provides Details of What Trump Knew About Ambassador’s Removal,” New York Times, 12/16/19
• “The Ukrainian Prosecutor Behind Trump’s Impeachment,” New Yorker, 12/16/19

SUPREME COURT

• Supreme Court Certiorari Granted, 12/13/19
• Clinton v. Jones (1997), Oyez
• United States v. Nixon (1974), Oyez
• “Supreme Court to Rule on Release of Trump’s Financial Records,” New York Times, 12/13/19
• “Supreme Court will take up Trump’s broad claims of protection from investigation,” Washington Post, 12/13/19
• “Justice Neil Gorsuch in ‘Fox & Friends’ interview: Pay attention to ‘separation of powers,’” Fox News, 12/17/19