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3/11: Prison, Pardons, & Hoaxes

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Preet and SDNY

• An 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’ sentencing
• An 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 tampering
• An 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 reaction
• An article from the WSJ reporting that Cohen directed his lawyer to inquire about a Presidential pardon last year
• Cohen’s complaint filed against the Trump Organization, plus an article from the Washington Post on the lawsuit
• An article from the Washington Post on Cohen’s former joint defense agreement with Trump
• An 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 indictment
• Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson’s full remarks on Smollett, prior to the official charges

Supreme Court

• Bush 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].

In this Stay Tuned bonus, Mayor Pete talks about his favorite movie, favorite book, the influence of his parents, and the advice he’s gotten that has stood the test of time. Plus, his final conversations with his late father. 

• The Godfather, 1972
• James Joyce’s novel, Ulysses
• An article from The Hill on Senator Klobuchar’s salad comb response

This episode was taped on 3/5/19. Thank you for subscribing to CAFE Insider.

TITLE: TRUTH, LIES, AND NEPOTISM

Pre-order Preet’s book, “Doing Justice,” here.

Join us on March 19th in NYC as we celebrate the launch of Preet's book with a live taping of Stay Tuned. Tickets and details available here.

REFERENCES AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL

Michael Cohen's testimony:

• Michael Cohen’s testimony and text of his opening statement before the House Oversight Committee 
• Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s questioning during the Cohen hearing
• A video from the NYT of Representative Gosar’s questioning of Cohen, featuring his “Liar, Liar Pants on Fire!” poster
• The referral letter from Representatives Jim Jordan and Mark Meadows requesting that the Attorney General investigate Cohen for perjury
• Perjury statutes: 18 U.S.C. § 1621 & 18 U.S.C. § 1001
• Jay Sekulow’s response to Cohen’s testimony claiming that Sekulow reviewed Cohen’s false statement to Congress (for which Cohen was convicted)
• Cohen’s SDNY sentencing memo, which states Cohen, “acted in coordination with and at the direction of Individual-1”
• An article from the Washington Post reporting on Cohen’s SDNY case that implicated Trump in violating campaign finance laws
• An article from Vox explaining Trump’s tweets about Cohen’s book deal

House Judiciary Committee’s investigation:

• Representative Jerry Nadler’s interview on This Week (3/3/19), where he announced the investigation
• The House Judiciary Committee’s Document Requests, issued on 3/4/19, to 81 recipients.

Jared Kushner’s security clearance:

• An article in The Washington Post on career officials' rejection of Kushner’s top-secret security clearance application
• David Priess and Mark Zaid’s op-ed in The Washington Post analyzing Trump’s constitutional authority to give Kusher top-secret security clearance
• A statement from Abbe Lowell’s spokesperson regarding Kushner’s security clearance 
• Representative Adam Schiff’s response to Kushner reports
• A report from the Washington Post about Trump’s past comments concerning the invocation of the Fifth Amendment

White House Counsel:

• An article in the Washington Post about White House Counsel’s growing legal team

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].