CAFE Insider 04/15: "Spying" & Lying
Preet and Anne discuss:The arrest and indictment of WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, and the likelihood that he’ll testify at Roger Stone’s trialAttorney General Bill Barr’s testimony that the Justice Department would look into potential inappropriate “spying” on the Trump campaignThe indictment of prominent Democratic lawyer Greg Craig who served as President Obama’s White House counselThe indictment of attorney Michael Avenatti in California on dozens of charges arising from a scheme to defraud his clientsPresident Trump’s proposal to send undocumented immigrants to Sanctuary CitiesThe relationship between the police and prosecutors.
REFERENCES AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS
JULIAN ASSANGE’S INDICTMENT & PRESS FREEDOMSJulian Assange’s indictment filed by the Eastern District of Virginia“Assange: A Self-Proclaimed Foe of Secrecy Who Inspires Both Admiration and Fury,” NYT, 4/11/19“Julian Assange has been charged, prosecutors reveal inadvertently in court filing,” Washington Post, 11/15/18“Press Freedoms and the Case Against Julian Assange, Explained,” NYT, 4/11/19“Q: Could U.S. Prosecute Reporters For Classified Scoops? A: Maybe,” NPR, 3/22/17“How Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning became intertwined,” ABCNews, 4/12/19“Everything You Need to Know About Wikileaks,” MIT Technology Review, 12/9/10“Julian Assange, A Man Without A Country,” New Yorker, 8/14/17“Julian Assange’s arrest could end as a test for press freedom,” CNN, 4/11/19“Trump on WikiLeaks after Assange arrest: ‘It’s not my thing,’” The Hill, 4/11/19Christina Wilkie’s tweet documenting Trump’s inconsistent love of Wikileaks“Behind the Race to Publish the Top-Secret Pentagon Papers,” NYT, 12/20/17“What Would Daniel Ellsberg Do With the Pentagon Papers Today?,” NYT, 4/18/10
JULIAN ASSANGE’S CATWikileaks tweet confirming Assange’s cat is safeAssange’s Cat’s twitter account (@EmbassyCat)
EXTRADITION “What is Extradition,” Council on Foreign Relations, 4/11/19The Extradition Treaty between the US and UK, 3/31/03
ROGER STONEStone’s Motion to Dismiss his indictment in DC courtStone’s Motion to Compel Complete Report of the Special CounselStone indictment filed by the District Court for the District of Columbia“Roger Stone wants to put Assange on the stand,” Politico, 4/12/19
BILL BARR & CAMPAIGN “SPYING”“Clip: Attorney General Says He Thinks Spying Occurred on Trump Campaign,” C-SPAN, 4/10/19“Bill Barr’s Low Moment,” Lawfare Blog, 4/10/19“Comey: 'I have no idea' what Barr meant with 'spying' comment,” The Hill, 4/11/19Trump’s “never forget” tweet invoking Barr’s use of the word “spying”
GREG CRAIGGreg Craig’s indictment filed in the District Court for the District of Columbia18 U.S. Code § 1001Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), Department of Justice“Gregory Craig, former Obama White House counsel, charged with making false statements related to Ukraine work in latest Mueller fallout,” Washington Post, 4/11/19“Prominent Democratic lawyer Greg Craig close to being charged in case stemming from Mueller probe,” CNN, 3/28/19“Paul Manafort Guilty Plea Highlights Increased Enforcement of Foreign Agents Registration,” Lawfare Blog, 9/14/18
MICHAEL AVENATTIThe indictment filed by the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California against Michael Avenatti“Attorney Michael Avenatti Named in Federal Grand Jury Indictment that Accuses Him of Stealing Millions of Dollars from Clients,” U.S. Attorney’s Office for Central District of CA, 4/11/19“Michael Avenatti Faces New Criminal Charges in Escalated Federal Case,” NYT, 4/11/19
SANCTUARY CITIES“White House proposed releasing immigrant detainees in sanctuary cities, targeting political foes,” Washington Post, 4/11/19Trump’s tweet confirming reports on the Sanctuary Cities proposal“Trump Urged Homeland Security Official to Close Border Despite an Earlier Promise of a Delay,” NYT, 4/12/19Mayor Jenny Durkan, “Seattle isn’t afraid of immigrants, Mr. Trump,” Washington Post, 4/12/19
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