Joyce Vance is a former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, a professor at the University of Alabama Law School, and an MSNBC legal analyst.

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In the main Now & Then episode, Heather and Joanne discussed the role of the Vice President in American history. 

In Backstage, they talk about whether they have ever felt like Vice Presidents. 

“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. Thank you for being a member.

On the CAFE Insider docket this week:

– Former President Donald Trump’s request to move the Manhattan DA’s hush money criminal case from New York state court to federal court;

– Reports that DOJ is gathering evidence about Trump’s alleged efforts to obstruct the Mar-a-Lago documents investigation;

– The seditious conspiracy conviction of former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and three other members of the extremist group for their roles in January 6; and

– The renewed ethics scrutiny of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for failing to disclose a range of gifts from billionaire GOP donor Harlan Crow, including the private school tuition payments for Thomas’s grandnephew who the justice raised as a son.

We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. 

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In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet and Feldman discuss his experience testifying at the public hearings for Donald Trump’s first impeachment. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.

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Barb McQuade is the former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, a law professor at the University of Michigan, and an NBC News/MSNBC legal analyst. To access the full written version of Barb's note, head to CAFE.com.

In the main Now & Then episode, Heather and Joanne discussed the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and the history of American political humor. 

In Backstage, they talk about the similarities between comedians and historians. 

“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. Thank you for being a member.

For references & supplemental materials, head to: cafe.com/now-and-then/now-then-backstage-5-3-not-a-joke-humor-as-politics/

On the CAFE Insider docket this week:

– Former Vice President Mike Pence’s reported testimony before a grand jury in DOJ’s January 6 investigation;

– Chief Justice John Roberts’s refusal to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee about the Supreme Court’s ethics rules; and

– Writer E. Jean Carroll’s testimony in her battery and defamation case against former President Donald Trump.

We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. 

Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.

This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network.

Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet and Psaki talk about goals for her new TV show and why Psaki has no plans to return to government.

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