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  • CAFE Insider 09/26: Ukraine & Brazen Power

    If you'd like to start listening from where you left off, go to 14:55.

    Preet and Anne break down the significant developments in the Ukraine / whistleblower story that's at the center of House Democrats' impeachment inquiry into President Trump.

    Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.


    REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

    UKRAINE & THE WHISTLEBLOWER

    DOCUMENTS & STATEMENTS

    • The White House’s released memorandum of a July 25th telephone conversation between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
    • The Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel’s opinion about the whistleblower complaint, 9/24/19
    • Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire’s statement about the whistleblower, 9/25/19
    • “Joint Statement from Committee Chairs on Release of Ukraine Call Record,” Committee on Oversight and Reform
    • “Read Nancy Pelosi's full remarks as she called for an impeachment inquiry of President Trump,” USA Today, 9/24/19
    • “Watch: Trump holds press conference after Ukraine call notes released,” CNBC, 9/25/19
    • “GOP Sen. Sasse slams all parties' responses to whistleblower report,” Axios, 9/25/19
    • “Graham Statements on Impeachment and The Release of Transcripts,” Senator Lindsey Graham, 9/25/19
    • Trump tweet about whistleblower’s counsel having donated to Biden, 9/25/19
    • President Trump’s meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the UN General in New York City, 9/25/19


    COVERAGE & ANALYSIS

    • “Trump offered Ukrainian president Justice Dept. help for Biden investigation, memo shows,” Washington Post, 9/25/19
    • “Trump ordered hold on military aid days before calling Ukrainian president, officials say,” Washington Post, 9/23/19
    • “Trump Asks Ukraine’s Leader to ‘Do Us a Favor’ and Also Urges Inquiry of Biden,” New York Times, 9/25/19
    • “Trump Meets With Ukraine’s President and Denies Pressuring Him to Investigate Biden,” New York Times, 9/25/19
    • “Pelosi Tells Trump: ‘You Have Come Into My Wheelhouse,’” The New York Times, 9/25/19
    • “Democrats look to narrow impeachment focus to Trump-Ukraine scandal,” Politico, 9/25/19
    • “Acting director of national intelligence threatened to resign if he couldn’t speak freely before Congress on whistleblower complaint,” Washington Post, 9/25/19
    • “Who is the Ukraine Whistleblower’s Attorney?,” Newsweek, 9/25/19
    • “Trump Says ‘I’d Take It’ if Russia Again Offered Dirt on Opponent,” The New York Times, 6/12/2019
    • “Must Bill Barr Abide Ethics Advice on Recusal? A Debate,” Lawfare, 1/22/19
    • “Stark Contrasts Between the Mueller Report and Attorney General Barr’s Summary,” American Constitution Society
    40 min
  • Stay Tuned Bonus 09/26: Samantha Power

    In this bonus clip from Stay Tuned, Samantha Power discusses the night President Obama offered her the job of United States Ambassador to the United Nations, the impetus for her memoir, Obama’s temperament, her conflicting feelings about Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi, and more. 

    Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. 

    17 min
  • CAFE Insider 09/23: Whistleblower Uproar
    On this episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, "Whistleblower Uproar," co-hosts Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram break down the troubling reports that President Trump pressed Ukraine’s new president to investigate Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, and then blocked Congress from seeing a whistleblower complaint that allegedly details a “promise” Trump made to a foreign leader.
    They also discuss former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski’s revealing testimony last week before the House Judiciary Committee. 
    REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS
    THE WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINT
    BATTLE FOR WHISTLEBLOWER’S COMPLAINT50 U.S. Code § 3033: Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, Legal Information InstituteInspector General of the Intelligence Community (IGIC) Michael Atkinson’s first letter to the House Intelligence Committee regarding a withheld whistleblower complaint, 9/9/19IGIC Atkinson’s second letter to the House Intelligence Committee articulating his disagreement with the determination by the acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire that the whistleblower complaint should not be disclosed to Congress, 9/17/19House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff’s letter to acting DNI Maguire requesting the whistleblower complaint, 9/10/19Chairman Schiff’s subpoena and accompanying letter issued to acting DNI Maguire to compel disclosure of the whistleblower complaint, 9/13/19 General Counsel for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) Jason Klitenic’s letter to Chairman Schiff stating that despite Schiff’s subpoena, Acting DNI Joseph Maguire would not testify nor immediately provide the whistleblower complaint to the Committee, 9/17/19Utah Senator Mitt Romney’s tweet about Trump’s alleged actions, 9/22/19House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Statement on Whistleblower Complaint, 9/20/19“Three House Committees Launch Wide-Ranging Investigation into Trump-Giuliani Ukraine Scheme,” House Intelligence Committee press release, 9/9/19“Acting intelligence chief agrees to testify after subpoena,” Washington Post, 9/18/19
    COVERAGE & ANALYSIS"Trump's communications with foreign leader are part of whistleblower complaint that spurred standoff between spy chief and Congress, former officials say," Washington Post, 9/18/19"Whistleblower complaint about President Trump involves Ukraine, according to two people familiar with the matter," Washington Post, 9/19/19“The Mysterious Whistleblower Complaint: What Is Adam Schiff Talking About?,” Lawfare, 9/17/19Lawfare’s Jack Goldsmith’s twitter thread, 9/19/19“Trump Repeatedly Pressed Ukraine President to Investigate Biden’s Son,” Wall Street Journal, 9/21/19“Whistle-Blower Complaint Is Said to Involve Trump and Ukraine,” New York Times, 9/19/19“How the DNI-Congress feud puts intelligence and democracy in danger,” Washington Post, 9/19/19“Why the alleged Joe Biden ‘Ukraine conspiracy’ doesn’t hold up,” Washington Post, 5/8/19“Timeline in Ukraine Probe Casts Doubt on Giuliani’s Biden Claim,” Bloomberg, 5/7/19“Trump’s freeze on Ukraine aid draws new scrutiny amid push for Biden investigation,” Washington Post, 9/20/19“The Witness and the Whistleblower: Some Thoughts,” Lawfare, 9/20/19“As Trump Confirms He Discussed Biden With Ukraine, Pressure to Impeach Builds,” New York Times, 9/22/19
    ADMINISTRATION’S RESPONSE “Remarks by President Trump Before Marine One Departure,” White House, 9/22/19Trump’s “pitch perfect” tweet, 9/20/19“Giuliani admits to asking Ukraine about Joe Biden after denying it 30 seconds earlier,” Washington Post, 9/20/19CNN’s Jake Tapper interview with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, CNN, 9/22/19
    COREY LEWANDOWSKI“Corey Lewandowski Testimony Before House Judiciary Committee,” C-SPAN, 9/17/19“Key Moments From Corey Lewandowski’s Testimony Before Congress,” New York Times, 9/17/19“It was chaos, and then a real lawyer showed up,” Washington Post, 9/18/19Stay Tuned episode with Garry Kasparov and transcript
    1 hr 9 min
  • CAFE Insider 09/23: Whistleblower Uproar
    On this episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, "Whistleblower Uproar," co-hosts Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram break down the troubling reports that President Trump pressed Ukraine’s new president to investigate Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, and then blocked Congress from seeing a whistleblower complaint that allegedly details a “promise” Trump made to a foreign leader.
    They also discuss former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski’s revealing testimony last week before the House Judiciary Committee. 
    REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS
    THE WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINT
    BATTLE FOR WHISTLEBLOWER’S COMPLAINT50 U.S. Code § 3033: Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, Legal Information InstituteInspector General of the Intelligence Community (IGIC) Michael Atkinson’s first letter to the House Intelligence Committee regarding a withheld whistleblower complaint, 9/9/19IGIC Atkinson’s second letter to the House Intelligence Committee articulating his disagreement with the determination by the acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire that the whistleblower complaint should not be disclosed to Congress, 9/17/19House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff’s letter to acting DNI Maguire requesting the whistleblower complaint, 9/10/19Chairman Schiff’s subpoena and accompanying letter issued to acting DNI Maguire to compel disclosure of the whistleblower complaint, 9/13/19 General Counsel for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) Jason Klitenic’s letter to Chairman Schiff stating that despite Schiff’s subpoena, Acting DNI Joseph Maguire would not testify nor immediately provide the whistleblower complaint to the Committee, 9/17/19Utah Senator Mitt Romney’s tweet about Trump’s alleged actions, 9/22/19House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Statement on Whistleblower Complaint, 9/20/19“Three House Committees Launch Wide-Ranging Investigation into Trump-Giuliani Ukraine Scheme,” House Intelligence Committee press release, 9/9/19“Acting intelligence chief agrees to testify after subpoena,” Washington Post, 9/18/19
    COVERAGE & ANALYSIS"Trump's communications with foreign leader are part of whistleblower complaint that spurred standoff between spy chief and Congress, former officials say," Washington Post, 9/18/19"Whistleblower complaint about President Trump involves Ukraine, according to two people familiar with the matter," Washington Post, 9/19/19“The Mysterious Whistleblower Complaint: What Is Adam Schiff Talking About?,” Lawfare, 9/17/19Lawfare’s Jack Goldsmith’s twitter thread, 9/19/19“Trump Repeatedly Pressed Ukraine President to Investigate Biden’s Son,” Wall Street Journal, 9/21/19“Whistle-Blower Complaint Is Said to Involve Trump and Ukraine,” New York Times, 9/19/19“How the DNI-Congress feud puts intelligence and democracy in danger,” Washington Post, 9/19/19“Why the alleged Joe Biden ‘Ukraine conspiracy’ doesn’t hold up,” Washington Post, 5/8/19“Timeline in Ukraine Probe Casts Doubt on Giuliani’s Biden Claim,” Bloomberg, 5/7/19“Trump’s freeze on Ukraine aid draws new scrutiny amid push for Biden investigation,” Washington Post, 9/20/19“The Witness and the Whistleblower: Some Thoughts,” Lawfare, 9/20/19“As Trump Confirms He Discussed Biden With Ukraine, Pressure to Impeach Builds,” New York Times, 9/22/19
    ADMINISTRATION’S RESPONSE “Remarks by President Trump Before Marine One Departure,” White House, 9/22/19Trump’s “pitch perfect” tweet, 9/20/19“Giuliani admits to asking Ukraine about Joe Biden after denying it 30 seconds earlier,” Washington Post, 9/20/19CNN’s Jake Tapper interview with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, CNN, 9/22/19
    COREY LEWANDOWSKI“Corey Lewandowski Testimony Before House Judiciary Committee,” C-SPAN, 9/17/19“Key Moments From Corey Lewandowski’s Testimony Before Congress,” New York Times, 9/17/19“It was chaos, and then a real lawyer showed up,” Washington Post, 9/18/19Stay Tuned episode with Garry Kasparov and transcript
    1 hr 9 min
  • CAFE Insider 09/23: Whistleblower Uproar

    On this episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, "Whistleblower Uproar," co-hosts Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram break down the troubling reports that President Trump pressed Ukraine’s new president to investigate Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, and then blocked Congress from seeing a whistleblower complaint that allegedly details a “promise” Trump made to a foreign leader.

    They also discuss former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski’s revealing testimony last week before the House Judiciary Committee. 


    REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

    THE WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINT

    BATTLE FOR WHISTLEBLOWER’S COMPLAINT

    • 50 U.S. Code § 3033: Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, Legal Information Institute
    • Inspector General of the Intelligence Community (IGIC) Michael Atkinson’s first letter to the House Intelligence Committee regarding a withheld whistleblower complaint, 9/9/19
    • IGIC Atkinson’s second letter to the House Intelligence Committee articulating his disagreement with the determination by the acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire that the whistleblower complaint should not be disclosed to Congress, 9/17/19
    • House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff’s letter to acting DNI Maguire requesting the whistleblower complaint, 9/10/19
    • Chairman Schiff’s subpoena and accompanying letter issued to acting DNI Maguire to compel disclosure of the whistleblower complaint, 9/13/19 
    • General Counsel for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) Jason Klitenic’s letter to Chairman Schiff stating that despite Schiff’s subpoena, Acting DNI Joseph Maguire would not testify nor immediately provide the whistleblower complaint to the Committee, 9/17/19
    • Utah Senator Mitt Romney’s tweet about Trump’s alleged actions, 9/22/19
    • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Statement on Whistleblower Complaint, 9/20/19
    • “Three House Committees Launch Wide-Ranging Investigation into Trump-Giuliani Ukraine Scheme,” House Intelligence Committee press release, 9/9/19
    • “Acting intelligence chief agrees to testify after subpoena,” Washington Post, 9/18/19


    COVERAGE & ANALYSIS

    • "Trump's communications with foreign leader are part of whistleblower complaint that spurred standoff between spy chief and Congress, former officials say," Washington Post, 9/18/19
    • "Whistleblower complaint about President Trump involves Ukraine, according to two people familiar with the matter," Washington Post, 9/19/19
    • “The Mysterious Whistleblower Complaint: What Is Adam Schiff Talking About?,” Lawfare, 9/17/19
    • Lawfare’s Jack Goldsmith’s twitter thread, 9/19/19
    • “Trump Repeatedly Pressed Ukraine President to Investigate Biden’s Son,” Wall Street Journal, 9/21/19
    • “Whistle-Blower Complaint Is Said to Involve Trump and Ukraine,” New York Times, 9/19/19
    • “How the DNI-Congress feud puts intelligence and democracy in danger,” Washington Post, 9/19/19
    • “Why the alleged Joe Biden ‘Ukraine conspiracy’ doesn’t hold up,” Washington Post, 5/8/19
    • “Timeline in Ukraine Probe Casts Doubt on Giuliani’s Biden Claim,” Bloomberg, 5/7/19
    • “Trump’s freeze on Ukraine aid draws new scrutiny amid push for Biden investigation,” Washington Post, 9/20/19
    • “The Witness and the Whistleblower: Some Thoughts,” Lawfare, 9/20/19
    • “As Trump Confirms He Discussed Biden With Ukraine, Pressure to Impeach Builds,” New York Times, 9/22/19


    ADMINISTRATION’S RESPONSE

    • “Remarks by President Trump Before Marine One Departure,” White House, 9/22/19
    • Trump’s “pitch perfect” tweet, 9/20/19
    • “Giuliani admits to asking Ukraine about Joe Biden after denying it 30 seconds earlier,” Washington Post, 9/20/19
    • CNN’s Jake Tapper interview with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, CNN, 9/22/19


    COREY LEWANDOWSKI

    • “Corey Lewandowski Testimony Before House Judiciary Committee,” C-SPAN, 9/17/19
    • “Key Moments From Corey Lewandowski’s Testimony Before Congress,” New York Times, 9/17/19
    • “It was chaos, and then a real lawyer showed up,” Washington Post, 9/18/19
    • Stay Tuned episode with Garry Kasparov and transcript
    1 hr 9 min
  • Stay Tuned Bonus 09/19: Susan Hennessey
    In this bonus clip from Stay Tuned, Susan Hennessey explains how Lawfare got its name, if Trump is making the office of the presidency stronger, why she’s still optimistic about the future, and more.
    Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.
    12 min
  • Stay Tuned Bonus 09/19: Susan Hennessey
    In this bonus clip from Stay Tuned, Susan Hennessey explains how Lawfare got its name, if Trump is making the office of the presidency stronger, why she’s still optimistic about the future, and more.
    Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.
    12 min
  • Stay Tuned Bonus 09/19: Susan Hennessey

    In this bonus clip from Stay Tuned, Susan Hennessey explains how Lawfare got its name, if Trump is making the office of the presidency stronger, why she’s still optimistic about the future, and more.

    Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.

    12 min
  • CAFE Insider 09/16: Scandal Survey: Donald, Brett, Andy, Felicity
    In this episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, "Scandal Survey: Donald, Brett, Andy, Felicity," co-hosts Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram discuss:
    -- The reporting about a potential indictment of former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe
    -- Concerns raised by spending at President Trump’s hotels
    -- Actress Felicity Huffman’s 14-day jail sentence for her role in the college admissions scandal
    -- A New York Times article about sexual harassment allegations made against Justice Brett Kavanaugh from his time as a Yale undergraduate student
    We hope you’re enjoying CAFE Insider. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Anne. Thank you for being a part of the CAFE Insider community.
    REFERENCES AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS
    Andrew McCabe Andrew McCabe’s lawyer Michael Bromwich’s letter to Jessie Liu, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, 9/12/199-11.120: Power of a grand jury limited by its function, DOJ Justice Manual“True bill” definition, Legal Information Institute“Types of Juries,” United States Courts“On the Mystery of the McCabe Grand Jury,” Lawfare, 9/13/19“Andrew McCabe’s legal team asks Justice Dept. if grand jury rejected charges in his case,” Washington Post, 9/13/19 “Prosecutors recommend indicting Andrew McCabe over 'lack of candor' about media leaks,” Politico, 9/12/19
    Spending at Trump propertiesDonald J. Trump’s tweets addressing the accusations that he’s enriching himself, 9/16/19Donald Trump’s tweet: PLENTY OF OIL!, 9/15/19Donald Trump’s tweet about meeting with Iran’s leaders, 9/15/19“What Is the Emoluments Clause?,” Encyclopedia Britannica“The Text and History of the Foreign Emoluments Clause,” Constitutional Accountability Center, 2018The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decision, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. Trump (2019)“U.S. Appeals Court Reinstates Emoluments Case Against Trump,” New York Times, 9/13/19“Air Force says it sent crews to Trump’s Scottish resort up to 40 times,” Politico, 9/12/19“McCarthy defends military stopovers at Trump's Scottish resort: 'It's just like any other hotel,'” Politico, 9/10/19“Pence stays at Trump's Doonbeg resort hours away from official meetings,” CNN, 9/4/19“Trump Has Just the Place for the Next G7 Meeting: His Own Golf Resort,” New York Times, 8/26/19“When Trump visits his clubs, government agencies and Republicans pay to be where he is,” Washington Post, 6/20/19“DoJ: Christie spent big on hotels,” Politico, 11/9/10“$16 for a Muffin?! A Justice Department Boondoggle,” The Atlantic, 9/20/11
    Felicity Huffman sentencedThe plea agreement United States v. Felicity Huffman“By Turns Tearful and Stoic, Felicity Huffman Gets 14-Day Prison Sentence,” New York Times, 9/13/19
    Justice Brett Kavanaugh “Brett Kavanaugh Fit In With the Privileged Kids. She Did Not.,” New York Times, 9/14/19“New York Times apologizes for ‘inappropriate and offensive’ tweet about Kavanaugh sexual misconduct allegation,” Washington Post, 9/16/19
    Mike Pence“Pence claims a prized racehorse bit him. The farm manager who was there isn’t buying it.,” Washington Post, 9/13/19
    57 min
  • CAFE Insider 09/16: Scandal Survey: Donald, Brett, Andy, Felicity
    In this episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, "Scandal Survey: Donald, Brett, Andy, Felicity," co-hosts Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram discuss:
    -- The reporting about a potential indictment of former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe
    -- Concerns raised by spending at President Trump’s hotels
    -- Actress Felicity Huffman’s 14-day jail sentence for her role in the college admissions scandal
    -- A New York Times article about sexual harassment allegations made against Justice Brett Kavanaugh from his time as a Yale undergraduate student
    We hope you’re enjoying CAFE Insider. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Anne. Thank you for being a part of the CAFE Insider community.
    REFERENCES AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS
    Andrew McCabe Andrew McCabe’s lawyer Michael Bromwich’s letter to Jessie Liu, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, 9/12/199-11.120: Power of a grand jury limited by its function, DOJ Justice Manual“True bill” definition, Legal Information Institute“Types of Juries,” United States Courts“On the Mystery of the McCabe Grand Jury,” Lawfare, 9/13/19“Andrew McCabe’s legal team asks Justice Dept. if grand jury rejected charges in his case,” Washington Post, 9/13/19 “Prosecutors recommend indicting Andrew McCabe over 'lack of candor' about media leaks,” Politico, 9/12/19
    Spending at Trump propertiesDonald J. Trump’s tweets addressing the accusations that he’s enriching himself, 9/16/19Donald Trump’s tweet: PLENTY OF OIL!, 9/15/19Donald Trump’s tweet about meeting with Iran’s leaders, 9/15/19“What Is the Emoluments Clause?,” Encyclopedia Britannica“The Text and History of the Foreign Emoluments Clause,” Constitutional Accountability Center, 2018The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decision, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. Trump (2019)“U.S. Appeals Court Reinstates Emoluments Case Against Trump,” New York Times, 9/13/19“Air Force says it sent crews to Trump’s Scottish resort up to 40 times,” Politico, 9/12/19“McCarthy defends military stopovers at Trump's Scottish resort: 'It's just like any other hotel,'” Politico, 9/10/19“Pence stays at Trump's Doonbeg resort hours away from official meetings,” CNN, 9/4/19“Trump Has Just the Place for the Next G7 Meeting: His Own Golf Resort,” New York Times, 8/26/19“When Trump visits his clubs, government agencies and Republicans pay to be where he is,” Washington Post, 6/20/19“DoJ: Christie spent big on hotels,” Politico, 11/9/10“$16 for a Muffin?! A Justice Department Boondoggle,” The Atlantic, 9/20/11
    Felicity Huffman sentencedThe plea agreement United States v. Felicity Huffman“By Turns Tearful and Stoic, Felicity Huffman Gets 14-Day Prison Sentence,” New York Times, 9/13/19
    Justice Brett Kavanaugh “Brett Kavanaugh Fit In With the Privileged Kids. She Did Not.,” New York Times, 9/14/19“New York Times apologizes for ‘inappropriate and offensive’ tweet about Kavanaugh sexual misconduct allegation,” Washington Post, 9/16/19
    Mike Pence“Pence claims a prized racehorse bit him. The farm manager who was there isn’t buying it.,” Washington Post, 9/13/19
    57 min

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