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  • Stay Tuned Bonus 04/04: Sal Khan

    Stay Tuned Bonus

    4/4/19

    In this bonus clip from Stay Tuned, Preet and Sal Khan talk about what it takes to be a good student, what makes a great teacher, and the power of the subconscious. 

    5 min
  • CAFE Insider 04/01: Justice Off-Balance
    Episode 19: “Justice Off-Balance”
    04/01/2019
    On Episode 19 of CAFE Insider, Preet and Anne discuss:The latest on making Mueller’s report publicThe acrimony in the House Intelligence CommitteeThe GOP’s calls to investigate the investigatorsSDNY’s extortion case against Michael AvenattiAlex Jones’s depositionThe Cook County State Attorney’s handling of the Jussie Smollett case
    REFERENCES AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS
    Check out Preet’s book, “Doing Justice” – it’s a #4 NYT Bestseller
    Bill Barr and the Mueller ReportBarr’s second letter to lawmakers giving an update on the release of the Mueller reportFederal Rules of Criminal Procedure: Rule 6 (e) “The Grand Jury, Recording and Disclosing the Proceedings”The 2008 Office of Legal Counsel Opinion, “Assertion of Executive Privilege Concerning the Special Counsel’s Interviews of the Vice President and Senior White House Staff”An article in the NYT reporting on the length and release of Mueller’s reportAn explainer from the Washington Post on how executive privilege works and how it doesn’t
    Adam Schiff and the acrimony in the House Intel CommitteeThe letter Republican members of the House Intelligence Committee sent to Chairman Adam Schiff urging him to resign his postA video of Rep. Schiff’s speech responding to the GOP’s calls for his resignationAn article in the Washington Post about the GOP and Trump’s attacks on Rep. Schiff A 2012 article from the Washington Post on the former Intel Committee Chairman, Mike Rogers, a Republican, and the community of bipartisanship he createdRep. Schiff’s March 2018 interview on Stay Tuned
    Polls NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll which found that 29% of Americans believe President Trump has been cleared of wrongdoingDecember 2018 NPR/PBS poll, which found that more than three in four Americans wanted the Mueller report to be released in its entirety
    Michael AvenattiSDNY’s criminal complaint against AvenattiThe criminal complaint filed by the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of CaliforniaBloomberg columnist Matt Levine’s take on Avenatti's arrest
    Alex JonesCharlie Warzel’s piece for the NYT, “Why Courtrooms Are Kryptonite for Alex Jones”An article in the NYT on the lawsuit against Alex Jones
    Jussie Smollett A Chicago Tribune op-ed by Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, explaining the handling of the Jussie Smollett caseThe Illinois Prosecutors Bar Association Statement on Jussie Smollett Case DismissalA timeline from NPR on the developments in the Jussie Smollett caseA clip from the film Miller’s Crossing (“So it’s clear what I’m saying?” “As mud”)
    The sandwich debateA listener tweet with a pressing question, plus this helpful infographic
    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.
    49 min
  • CAFE Insider 04/01: Justice Off-Balance
    Episode 19: “Justice Off-Balance”
    04/01/2019
    On Episode 19 of CAFE Insider, Preet and Anne discuss:The latest on making Mueller’s report publicThe acrimony in the House Intelligence CommitteeThe GOP’s calls to investigate the investigatorsSDNY’s extortion case against Michael AvenattiAlex Jones’s depositionThe Cook County State Attorney’s handling of the Jussie Smollett case
    REFERENCES AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS
    Check out Preet’s book, “Doing Justice” – it’s a #4 NYT Bestseller
    Bill Barr and the Mueller ReportBarr’s second letter to lawmakers giving an update on the release of the Mueller reportFederal Rules of Criminal Procedure: Rule 6 (e) “The Grand Jury, Recording and Disclosing the Proceedings”The 2008 Office of Legal Counsel Opinion, “Assertion of Executive Privilege Concerning the Special Counsel’s Interviews of the Vice President and Senior White House Staff”An article in the NYT reporting on the length and release of Mueller’s reportAn explainer from the Washington Post on how executive privilege works and how it doesn’t
    Adam Schiff and the acrimony in the House Intel CommitteeThe letter Republican members of the House Intelligence Committee sent to Chairman Adam Schiff urging him to resign his postA video of Rep. Schiff’s speech responding to the GOP’s calls for his resignationAn article in the Washington Post about the GOP and Trump’s attacks on Rep. Schiff A 2012 article from the Washington Post on the former Intel Committee Chairman, Mike Rogers, a Republican, and the community of bipartisanship he createdRep. Schiff’s March 2018 interview on Stay Tuned
    Polls NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll which found that 29% of Americans believe President Trump has been cleared of wrongdoingDecember 2018 NPR/PBS poll, which found that more than three in four Americans wanted the Mueller report to be released in its entirety
    Michael AvenattiSDNY’s criminal complaint against AvenattiThe criminal complaint filed by the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of CaliforniaBloomberg columnist Matt Levine’s take on Avenatti's arrest
    Alex JonesCharlie Warzel’s piece for the NYT, “Why Courtrooms Are Kryptonite for Alex Jones”An article in the NYT on the lawsuit against Alex Jones
    Jussie Smollett A Chicago Tribune op-ed by Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, explaining the handling of the Jussie Smollett caseThe Illinois Prosecutors Bar Association Statement on Jussie Smollett Case DismissalA timeline from NPR on the developments in the Jussie Smollett caseA clip from the film Miller’s Crossing (“So it’s clear what I’m saying?” “As mud”)
    The sandwich debateA listener tweet with a pressing question, plus this helpful infographic
    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.
    49 min
  • CAFE Insider 04/01: Justice Off-Balance
    Episode 19: “Justice Off-Balance”
    04/01/2019
    On Episode 19 of CAFE Insider, Preet and Anne discuss:The latest on making Mueller’s report publicThe acrimony in the House Intelligence CommitteeThe GOP’s calls to investigate the investigatorsSDNY’s extortion case against Michael AvenattiAlex Jones’s depositionThe Cook County State Attorney’s handling of the Jussie Smollett case
    REFERENCES AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS
    Check out Preet’s book, “Doing Justice” – it’s a #4 NYT Bestseller
    Bill Barr and the Mueller ReportBarr’s second letter to lawmakers giving an update on the release of the Mueller reportFederal Rules of Criminal Procedure: Rule 6 (e) “The Grand Jury, Recording and Disclosing the Proceedings”The 2008 Office of Legal Counsel Opinion, “Assertion of Executive Privilege Concerning the Special Counsel’s Interviews of the Vice President and Senior White House Staff”An article in the NYT reporting on the length and release of Mueller’s reportAn explainer from the Washington Post on how executive privilege works and how it doesn’t
    Adam Schiff and the acrimony in the House Intel CommitteeThe letter Republican members of the House Intelligence Committee sent to Chairman Adam Schiff urging him to resign his postA video of Rep. Schiff’s speech responding to the GOP’s calls for his resignationAn article in the Washington Post about the GOP and Trump’s attacks on Rep. Schiff A 2012 article from the Washington Post on the former Intel Committee Chairman, Mike Rogers, a Republican, and the community of bipartisanship he createdRep. Schiff’s March 2018 interview on Stay Tuned
    Polls NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll which found that 29% of Americans believe President Trump has been cleared of wrongdoingDecember 2018 NPR/PBS poll, which found that more than three in four Americans wanted the Mueller report to be released in its entirety
    Michael AvenattiSDNY’s criminal complaint against AvenattiThe criminal complaint filed by the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of CaliforniaBloomberg columnist Matt Levine’s take on Avenatti's arrest
    Alex JonesCharlie Warzel’s piece for the NYT, “Why Courtrooms Are Kryptonite for Alex Jones”An article in the NYT on the lawsuit against Alex Jones
    Jussie Smollett A Chicago Tribune op-ed by Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, explaining the handling of the Jussie Smollett caseThe Illinois Prosecutors Bar Association Statement on Jussie Smollett Case DismissalA timeline from NPR on the developments in the Jussie Smollett caseA clip from the film Miller’s Crossing (“So it’s clear what I’m saying?” “As mud”)
    The sandwich debateA listener tweet with a pressing question, plus this helpful infographic
    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.
    49 min
  • CAFE Insider 04/01: Justice Off-Balance

    Episode 19: “Justice Off-Balance”

    04/01/2019

    On Episode 19 of CAFE Insider, Preet and Anne discuss:

    • The latest on making Mueller’s report public
    • The acrimony in the House Intelligence Committee
    • The GOP’s calls to investigate the investigators
    • SDNY’s extortion case against Michael Avenatti
    • Alex Jones’s deposition
    • The Cook County State Attorney’s handling of the Jussie Smollett case


    REFERENCES AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

    Check out Preet’s book, “Doing Justice” – it’s a #4 NYT Bestseller

    Bill Barr and the Mueller Report

    • Barr’s second letter to lawmakers giving an update on the release of the Mueller report
    • Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure: Rule 6 (e) “The Grand Jury, Recording and Disclosing the Proceedings”
    • The 2008 Office of Legal Counsel Opinion, “Assertion of Executive Privilege Concerning the Special Counsel’s Interviews of the Vice President and Senior White House Staff”
    • An article in the NYT reporting on the length and release of Mueller’s report
    • An explainer from the Washington Post on how executive privilege works and how it doesn’t


    Adam Schiff and the acrimony in the House Intel Committee

    • The letter Republican members of the House Intelligence Committee sent to Chairman Adam Schiff urging him to resign his post
    • A video of Rep. Schiff’s speech responding to the GOP’s calls for his resignation
    • An article in the Washington Post about the GOP and Trump’s attacks on Rep. Schiff 
    • A 2012 article from the Washington Post on the former Intel Committee Chairman, Mike Rogers, a Republican, and the community of bipartisanship he created
    • Rep. Schiff’s March 2018 interview on Stay Tuned


    Polls

    • NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll which found that 29% of Americans believe President Trump has been cleared of wrongdoing
    • December 2018 NPR/PBS poll, which found that more than three in four Americans wanted the Mueller report to be released in its entirety


    Michael Avenatti

    • SDNY’s criminal complaint against Avenatti
    • The criminal complaint filed by the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California
    • Bloomberg columnist Matt Levine’s take on Avenatti's arrest


    Alex Jones

    • Charlie Warzel’s piece for the NYT, “Why Courtrooms Are Kryptonite for Alex Jones”
    • An article in the NYT on the lawsuit against Alex Jones


    Jussie Smollett

    • A Chicago Tribune op-ed by Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, explaining the handling of the Jussie Smollett case
    • The Illinois Prosecutors Bar Association Statement on Jussie Smollett Case Dismissal
    • A timeline from NPR on the developments in the Jussie Smollett case
    • A clip from the film Miller’s Crossing (“So it’s clear what I’m saying?” “As mud”)


    The sandwich debate

    • A listener tweet with a pressing question, plus this helpful infographic


    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. 

    49 min
  • CAFE Insider 03/25: Don't Barr Mueller's Report
    CAFE Insider: Don't Barr Mueller's Report
    Taped on 3/25/19
    Preet and Anne dissect Attorney General Bill Barr’s summary of Bob Mueller’s principal conclusions and look ahead to what’s next.  
    REFERENCES AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS
    Order Preet’s book, “Doing Justice,” here.
    Bob MuellerPreet’s blurb on Bob Mueller for the Time100 from 2018An article from the Washington Post on the origin of Mueller’s investigation into obstruction of justiceA March 2019 Congressional Research Service report: “Special Counsel Investigations: History, Authority, Appointment and Removal” 
    Bill Barr AG Bill Barr’s letter to congressional leaders summarizing Mueller’s principal conclusions28 CFR § 600.8 - Notification and reports by the Special CounselFederal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 6(e) – Recording and Disclosing Grand Jury Proceedings.A tweet from CNN’s Laura Jarrett reporting that Mueller was not consulted on AG Barr’s letter 
    TrumpTrump’s response to Barr’s summaryAn article from Politico about Trump’s written responses to Mueller’s questions (in lieu of an in-person interview) 
    Rudy Giuliani & Charging obstruction when there’s no underlying crimeTranscript and video of Rudy Giuliani’s appearance on CNN, where he argues, “it’s almost impossible to have obstruction of justice if there’s no underlying crime.”An article from the NYT on Martha Stewart’s 2003 case in which she was charged with obstruction, but not the underlying crime of insider trading. 
    Roger Stone An article from the Washington Post on Roger Stone’s case, plus his indictment 
    Michael FlynnAn article from CNN on Michael Flynn’s cooperation in other criminal investigations 
    Other investigationsA report from NPR on investigations into Trump by other prosecutor offices and congressional committees 
    FergusonThe DOJ report on the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri
    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.
    56 min
  • CAFE Insider 03/25: Don't Barr Mueller's Report
    CAFE Insider: Don't Barr Mueller's Report
    Taped on 3/25/19
    Preet and Anne dissect Attorney General Bill Barr’s summary of Bob Mueller’s principal conclusions and look ahead to what’s next.  
    REFERENCES AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS
    Order Preet’s book, “Doing Justice,” here.
    Bob MuellerPreet’s blurb on Bob Mueller for the Time100 from 2018An article from the Washington Post on the origin of Mueller’s investigation into obstruction of justiceA March 2019 Congressional Research Service report: “Special Counsel Investigations: History, Authority, Appointment and Removal” 
    Bill Barr AG Bill Barr’s letter to congressional leaders summarizing Mueller’s principal conclusions28 CFR § 600.8 - Notification and reports by the Special CounselFederal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 6(e) – Recording and Disclosing Grand Jury Proceedings.A tweet from CNN’s Laura Jarrett reporting that Mueller was not consulted on AG Barr’s letter 
    TrumpTrump’s response to Barr’s summaryAn article from Politico about Trump’s written responses to Mueller’s questions (in lieu of an in-person interview) 
    Rudy Giuliani & Charging obstruction when there’s no underlying crimeTranscript and video of Rudy Giuliani’s appearance on CNN, where he argues, “it’s almost impossible to have obstruction of justice if there’s no underlying crime.”An article from the NYT on Martha Stewart’s 2003 case in which she was charged with obstruction, but not the underlying crime of insider trading. 
    Roger Stone An article from the Washington Post on Roger Stone’s case, plus his indictment 
    Michael FlynnAn article from CNN on Michael Flynn’s cooperation in other criminal investigations 
    Other investigationsA report from NPR on investigations into Trump by other prosecutor offices and congressional committees 
    FergusonThe DOJ report on the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri
    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.
    56 min
  • CAFE Insider 03/25: Don't Barr Mueller's Report
    CAFE Insider: Don't Barr Mueller's Report
    Taped on 3/25/19
    Preet and Anne dissect Attorney General Bill Barr’s summary of Bob Mueller’s principal conclusions and look ahead to what’s next.  
    REFERENCES AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS
    Order Preet’s book, “Doing Justice,” here.
    Bob MuellerPreet’s blurb on Bob Mueller for the Time100 from 2018An article from the Washington Post on the origin of Mueller’s investigation into obstruction of justiceA March 2019 Congressional Research Service report: “Special Counsel Investigations: History, Authority, Appointment and Removal” 
    Bill Barr AG Bill Barr’s letter to congressional leaders summarizing Mueller’s principal conclusions28 CFR § 600.8 - Notification and reports by the Special CounselFederal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 6(e) – Recording and Disclosing Grand Jury Proceedings.A tweet from CNN’s Laura Jarrett reporting that Mueller was not consulted on AG Barr’s letter 
    TrumpTrump’s response to Barr’s summaryAn article from Politico about Trump’s written responses to Mueller’s questions (in lieu of an in-person interview) 
    Rudy Giuliani & Charging obstruction when there’s no underlying crimeTranscript and video of Rudy Giuliani’s appearance on CNN, where he argues, “it’s almost impossible to have obstruction of justice if there’s no underlying crime.”An article from the NYT on Martha Stewart’s 2003 case in which she was charged with obstruction, but not the underlying crime of insider trading. 
    Roger Stone An article from the Washington Post on Roger Stone’s case, plus his indictment 
    Michael FlynnAn article from CNN on Michael Flynn’s cooperation in other criminal investigations 
    Other investigationsA report from NPR on investigations into Trump by other prosecutor offices and congressional committees 
    FergusonThe DOJ report on the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri
    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.
    56 min
  • CAFE Insider 03/25: Don't Barr Mueller's Report

    CAFE Insider: Don't Barr Mueller's Report

    Taped on 3/25/19

    Preet and Anne dissect Attorney General Bill Barr’s summary of Bob Mueller’s principal conclusions and look ahead to what’s next.  


    REFERENCES AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

    Order Preet’s book, “Doing Justice,” here.

    Bob Mueller

    • Preet’s blurb on Bob Mueller for the Time100 from 2018
    • An article from the Washington Post on the origin of Mueller’s investigation into obstruction of justice
    • A March 2019 Congressional Research Service report: “Special Counsel Investigations: History, Authority, Appointment and Removal”

     

    Bill Barr

    • AG Bill Barr’s letter to congressional leaders summarizing Mueller’s principal conclusions
    • 28 CFR § 600.8 - Notification and reports by the Special Counsel
    • Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 6(e) – Recording and Disclosing Grand Jury Proceedings.
    • A tweet from CNN’s Laura Jarrett reporting that Mueller was not consulted on AG Barr’s letter

     

    Trump

    • Trump’s response to Barr’s summary
    • An article from Politico about Trump’s written responses to Mueller’s questions (in lieu of an in-person interview)

     

    Rudy Giuliani & Charging obstruction when there’s no underlying crime

    • Transcript and video of Rudy Giuliani’s appearance on CNN, where he argues, “it’s almost impossible to have obstruction of justice if there’s no underlying crime.”
    • An article from the NYT on Martha Stewart’s 2003 case in which she was charged with obstruction, but not the underlying crime of insider trading.

     

    Roger Stone

    • An article from the Washington Post on Roger Stone’s case, plus his indictment

     

    Michael Flynn

    • An article from CNN on Michael Flynn’s cooperation in other criminal investigations

     

    Other investigations

    • A report from NPR on investigations into Trump by other prosecutor offices and congressional committees

     

    Ferguson

    • The DOJ report on the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri


    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. 

    56 min
  • CAFE Insider 03/18: Terror, Bribery, and Rick Gates
    CAFE Insider: Terror, Bribery, and Rick Gates
    Preet and Anne discuss the New Zealand terror attacks, the college admissions scandal, and the latest news from the Special Counsel’s Office.
    Supplemental materials and references made in the episode:
    Order Preet’s book, “Doing Justice,” here.
    New Zealand & White NationalismAn article from the NYT on the terror attacks in Christchurch, New ZealandTrump’s response to the New Zealand attacks, and an article from the Washington Post on his comments on white nationalismAn article in the Washington Post about the New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s response to the attacksAn article from CNN on the rise of white nationalist violenceNYPD Deputy Head of Counterterrorism John Miller’s interview on CBS regarding the rise of white nationalist violence, plus Miller’s interview on Stay TunedMayor Pete Buttigieg's letter to the Muslim community in South Bend, IndianaReports from the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism, and the list of designated foreign terrorist organizationsAn article from the NYT reporting on the tram shooting in the Netherlands
    The College Admissions Scandal: Operation Varsity BluesAn article in the Wall Street Journal about the unraveling of the college admissions schemeWilliam Rick Singer’s criminal information, and an article from the NYT about Singer’s role in the criminal schemeRead the full indictment and the affidavit in support of the criminal complaint
    Mueller UpdateAn article from the NYT on lead prosecutor Andrew Weissman’s coming departure from the Special Counsel’s OfficeRick Gates’ status report, submitted by Mueller’s teamAn article from Politico on the 420-0 House vote on a resolution calling on the DOJ to make Mueller’s full report public 
    Paul Manafort An article from the NYT on Manafort's sentencing by Judge Amy Berman Jackson in D.C.An indictment of Paul Manafort by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office; plus an article from the NYT on the DA’s charges
    Thanks for listening to this week's episode of CAFE Insider. We'll be back next week. Please email your questions for Preet and Anne to [email protected]
    41 min

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