CAFE Insider

Preet and Anne address:

-      The two bombshell reports from the New York Times and the Washington Post on Trump and Russia.

-      Bill Barr’s confirmation hearings for Attorney General.

-      Whether the president can assert executive privilege to block portions of Mueller’s report.

-      Michael Cohen’s coming testimony before the House Committee on Oversight

Here are the various references made in the episode:

-      The timeline of the Mueller investigation here. 

-      Ben Wittes' analysis of the New York Times story: What if the Obstruction was the Collusion? Read it here. 

-      Precedent on the issue of executive privilege: United States v. Nixon

-      Rudy Giuliani says the White House legal team should have the right to correct Mueller's report in an interview with The Hill.

-      Bill Barr's answers to the Senate Judiciary questionnaire here (Preet and Anne specifically discuss his answer to potential conflicts of interest on page 28.)

-      Walter Shaub’s Twitter thread on Barr’s answer in the Senate questionnaire here.

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In this bonus clip, Ian Bremmer shares the advice that has best served him and the qualities that make a good leader. 

The latest episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, “National Non-Emergency,” is now available. Preet and Anne had a lot to discuss, including whether President Trump can declare a national emergency to build the border wall, the latest on Mueller’s investigation, Matt Whitaker, and Bill Barr, Russia’s espionage charges against Paul Whelan, and more.

• Preet references his tweet regarding a simple solution to the budget standoff, see it here.

• Preet and Anne discuss whether Trump can invoke emergency powers as a possible tool to build the border wall. Read the relevant statutes, here and here.

• They also refer to the Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer case as possible precedent. Read the case here.

• Preet refers to his work with the Democracy Taskforce, including proposals for possible restrictions on a President’s power in the future. Read the report here.

• Read more about Preet’s 2010 spy swap case while he was US Attorney here.

• Read Bill Barr memo regarding Mueller’s investigation on possible obstruction of justice, here. 

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].  

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