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  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 Nationalism

    • An article from the NYT on the terror attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand
    • Trump’s response to the New Zealand attacks, and an article from the Washington Post on his comments on white nationalism
    • An article in the Washington Post about the New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s response to the attacks
    • An article from CNN on the rise of white nationalist violence
    • NYPD Deputy Head of Counterterrorism John Miller’s interview on CBS regarding the rise of white nationalist violence, plus Miller’s interview on Stay Tuned
    • Mayor Pete Buttigieg's letter to the Muslim community in South Bend, Indiana
    • Reports from the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism, and the list of designated foreign terrorist organizations
    • An article from the NYT reporting on the tram shooting in the Netherlands


    The College Admissions Scandal: Operation Varsity Blues

    • An article in the Wall Street Journal about the unraveling of the college admissions scheme
    • William Rick Singer’s criminal information, and an article from the NYT about Singer’s role in the criminal scheme
    • Read the full indictment and the affidavit in support of the criminal complaint


    Mueller Update

    • An article from the NYT on lead prosecutor Andrew Weissman’s coming departure from the Special Counsel’s Office
    • Rick Gates’ status report, submitted by Mueller’s team
    • An 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
  • Stay Tuned Bonus 03/14: Ed Luce
    Ed Luce is the Washington columnist and commentator for the Financial Times.
    In this bonus clip from Stay Tuned, Luce shares some of the best advice he’s ever gotten and reflects on his earlier career as a speech writer for Secretary of the Treasury Larry Summers.
    REFERENCES:Solipsism: the view or theory that the self is all that can be known to existBill Clinton’s 2012 speech at the Democratic National Convention: transcript and video
    9 min
  • Stay Tuned Bonus 03/14: Ed Luce
    Ed Luce is the Washington columnist and commentator for the Financial Times.
    In this bonus clip from Stay Tuned, Luce shares some of the best advice he’s ever gotten and reflects on his earlier career as a speech writer for Secretary of the Treasury Larry Summers.
    REFERENCES:Solipsism: the view or theory that the self is all that can be known to existBill Clinton’s 2012 speech at the Democratic National Convention: transcript and video
    9 min
  • Stay Tuned Bonus 03/14: Ed Luce
    Ed Luce is the Washington columnist and commentator for the Financial Times.
    In this bonus clip from Stay Tuned, Luce shares some of the best advice he’s ever gotten and reflects on his earlier career as a speech writer for Secretary of the Treasury Larry Summers.
    REFERENCES:Solipsism: the view or theory that the self is all that can be known to existBill Clinton’s 2012 speech at the Democratic National Convention: transcript and video
    9 min
  • Stay Tuned Bonus 03/14: Ed Luce

    Ed Luce is the Washington columnist and commentator for the Financial Times.

    In this bonus clip from Stay Tuned, Luce shares some of the best advice he’s ever gotten and reflects on his earlier career as a speech writer for Secretary of the Treasury Larry Summers.

    REFERENCES:

    • Solipsism: the view or theory that the self is all that can be known to exist
    • Bill Clinton’s 2012 speech at the Democratic National Convention: transcript and video
    9 min
  • CAFE Insider 03/11: Prison, Pardons, & Hoaxes
    INSIDER SHOW NOTES
    3/11: Prison, Pardons, & Hoaxes
    Order Preet’s book, “Doing Justice,” here.
    Preet and SDNYAn article from the NYT from 3/11/17, “U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara Says He Was Fired After Refusing to Quit”An article from the NYT on former New York State Senate majority leader Dean Skelos’ sentencingAn article from the NYT on Rajat Gupta’s sentencing
    Manafort sentencing An article in the NYT about Manafort’s sentencing, including Judge Ellis’ comment that Manafort led an “otherwise blameless life”An article in Politico reporting on Mueller’s allegation that Manafort engaged in witness tamperingAn article from the Washington Post on Manafort’s upcoming sentencing before Judge Amy Berman Jackson in D.C.The United States Sentencing Commission report on “The Basics” of Federal Sentencing. The United States Sentencing Commission report from November 2017, “Demographic Differences in Sentencing: An Update to the 2012 Booker report”The Legal Information Institute’s definition of consecutive and concurrent prison sentences
    Michael Cohen -- the pardon issue & lawsuit against Trump Org. An article from the NYT about Michael Cohen’s testimony regarding a pardon, and Trump’s reactionAn article from the WSJ reporting that Cohen directed his lawyer to inquire about a Presidential pardon last yearCohen’s complaint filed against the Trump Organization, plus an article from the Washington Post on the lawsuitAn article from the Washington Post on Cohen’s former joint defense agreement with TrumpAn article from Vox on Michael Cohen’s closing statement from his 3/6 testimony before Congress, including his remarks on 2020
    Jussie Smollett Jussie Smollett’s indictmentChicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson’s full remarks on Smollett, prior to the official charges
    Supreme CourtBush v. Gore (2000), plus Jeffrey Toobin’s analysis on the repercussions of the Court’s decision
    Definition The Merriam-Webster definition of dispositive
    Thank you 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
  • CAFE Insider 03/11: Prison, Pardons, & Hoaxes
    INSIDER SHOW NOTES
    3/11: Prison, Pardons, & Hoaxes
    Order Preet’s book, “Doing Justice,” here.
    Preet and SDNYAn article from the NYT from 3/11/17, “U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara Says He Was Fired After Refusing to Quit”An article from the NYT on former New York State Senate majority leader Dean Skelos’ sentencingAn article from the NYT on Rajat Gupta’s sentencing
    Manafort sentencing An article in the NYT about Manafort’s sentencing, including Judge Ellis’ comment that Manafort led an “otherwise blameless life”An article in Politico reporting on Mueller’s allegation that Manafort engaged in witness tamperingAn article from the Washington Post on Manafort’s upcoming sentencing before Judge Amy Berman Jackson in D.C.The United States Sentencing Commission report on “The Basics” of Federal Sentencing. The United States Sentencing Commission report from November 2017, “Demographic Differences in Sentencing: An Update to the 2012 Booker report”The Legal Information Institute’s definition of consecutive and concurrent prison sentences
    Michael Cohen -- the pardon issue & lawsuit against Trump Org. An article from the NYT about Michael Cohen’s testimony regarding a pardon, and Trump’s reactionAn article from the WSJ reporting that Cohen directed his lawyer to inquire about a Presidential pardon last yearCohen’s complaint filed against the Trump Organization, plus an article from the Washington Post on the lawsuitAn article from the Washington Post on Cohen’s former joint defense agreement with TrumpAn article from Vox on Michael Cohen’s closing statement from his 3/6 testimony before Congress, including his remarks on 2020
    Jussie Smollett Jussie Smollett’s indictmentChicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson’s full remarks on Smollett, prior to the official charges
    Supreme CourtBush v. Gore (2000), plus Jeffrey Toobin’s analysis on the repercussions of the Court’s decision
    Definition The Merriam-Webster definition of dispositive
    Thank you 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
  • CAFE Insider 03/11: Prison, Pardons, & Hoaxes
    INSIDER SHOW NOTES
    3/11: Prison, Pardons, & Hoaxes
    Order Preet’s book, “Doing Justice,” here.
    Preet and SDNYAn article from the NYT from 3/11/17, “U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara Says He Was Fired After Refusing to Quit”An article from the NYT on former New York State Senate majority leader Dean Skelos’ sentencingAn article from the NYT on Rajat Gupta’s sentencing
    Manafort sentencing An article in the NYT about Manafort’s sentencing, including Judge Ellis’ comment that Manafort led an “otherwise blameless life”An article in Politico reporting on Mueller’s allegation that Manafort engaged in witness tamperingAn article from the Washington Post on Manafort’s upcoming sentencing before Judge Amy Berman Jackson in D.C.The United States Sentencing Commission report on “The Basics” of Federal Sentencing. The United States Sentencing Commission report from November 2017, “Demographic Differences in Sentencing: An Update to the 2012 Booker report”The Legal Information Institute’s definition of consecutive and concurrent prison sentences
    Michael Cohen -- the pardon issue & lawsuit against Trump Org. An article from the NYT about Michael Cohen’s testimony regarding a pardon, and Trump’s reactionAn article from the WSJ reporting that Cohen directed his lawyer to inquire about a Presidential pardon last yearCohen’s complaint filed against the Trump Organization, plus an article from the Washington Post on the lawsuitAn article from the Washington Post on Cohen’s former joint defense agreement with TrumpAn article from Vox on Michael Cohen’s closing statement from his 3/6 testimony before Congress, including his remarks on 2020
    Jussie Smollett Jussie Smollett’s indictmentChicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson’s full remarks on Smollett, prior to the official charges
    Supreme CourtBush v. Gore (2000), plus Jeffrey Toobin’s analysis on the repercussions of the Court’s decision
    Definition The Merriam-Webster definition of dispositive
    Thank you 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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