Stay Tuned with Preet

In this clip from the CAFE Insider podcast, "Mock Trial," co-hosts Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram discuss the trial rules proposed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, which Democrats argue give a helping hand to the White House and make it impossible to have fair proceedings.

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On this week’s episode of Stay Tuned, "Born to Poll," host Preet Bharara answers your questions about:

-- Former Trump National Security Advisor Michael Flynn's move to withdraw his guilty plea

-- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's announcement naming the House Impeachment Managers

-- The documents provided to the House Intelligence Committee by Rudy Giuliani's associate, Lev Parnas

The guest is J. Ann Selzer, the president and founder of polling firm Selzer & Company. She is one of the country's most widely-respected pollsters and has been overseeing the Des Moines Register Iowa poll almost every year since the 1980s.

REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

THE Q&A

MICHAEL FLYNN

Mr. Flynn’s Motion to Withdraw Plea of Guilty And Unopposed Motion for Continuance, 1/14/20

“Allocution,” Legal Information Institute

Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 11. Pleas, Legal Information Institute

“Michael Flynn moves to withdraw guilty plea, claiming government ‘vindictiveness,’” Washington Post, 1/14/20

 

IMPEACHMENT

Pelosi Names Impeachment Managers, Speaker of the House, 1/15/20

“Who are the impeachment managers prosecuting the case against Trump in the Senate trial?” Washington Post, 1/15/20

Documents provided by Lev Parnas to House investigators

“Ukraine prosecutor offered information related to Biden in exchange for ambassador’s ouster, newly released materials show,” Washington Post, 1/14/20

“Meet the Trump Donor Who Allegedly Stalked America’s Ambassador in Ukraine,” Daily Beast, 1/14/20

 

THE INTERVIEW

Elizabeth Winkler, “The Pollster Who Figured Out Iowa’s Quirky Caucuses,” Wall Street Journal, 1/3/2020

Brianne Pfannenstiel, “Bernie Sanders Leads the Iowa Poll for the First Time, Weeks Before the Iowa Caucuses,” Des Moines Register, 1/10/2020

Iowa Poll Methodology, Selzer & Company,1/10/2020

Brianne Pfannenstiel, “Iowa Poll: Pete Buttigieg Rockets to the Top of the 2020 Field as a Clear Front-Runner,” Des Moines Register, 11/16/2019

Iowa Poll Methodology, Selzer & Company, 11/16/2019

Geoffrey Skelley and Nathaniel Rakich, “What the Heck is Going on With Tom Steyer’s Poll Numbers?” FiveThirtyEight, 1/13/2020

Clare Malone, “Ann Selzer is the Best Pollster in Politics,” FiveThirtyEight, 1/27/2016

Nate Silver, “Ann Selzer on Youth & Minority Turnout,” FiveThirtyEight, 9/26/2008

Steven Shepard, “Ann Selzer’s Secret Sauce,” POLITICO, 12/12/2015

Jonathan Allen and Amie Parmes, Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton’s Doomed Campaign, Penguin Random House, 2017

J. Ann Selzer, Tweet about Iowa Poll Timing, Twitter, 1/2/2020

J. Ann Selzer, “How Cruz and Sanders Defied the Iowa Polls, Including Our Own,” Bloomberg, 2/2/2016

“Kerry Comes Back to Win Dramatic Caucuses,” CNN, 1/20/2004

Jeff Zeleny and Jim Rutenberg, “Last-Minute Scramble as Caucus Night Nears,” New York Times, 12/31/2011

Liz Halloran, “Is Huntsman Wrong to Skip Iowa?” NPR, 6/21/2011

“For Gauging Goofiness, Majority Back Iowa Poll,” New York Times, 1/29/1990

THE BUTTON

Clip of Doug Collins on Fox, 1/8/20

“Preet Bharara to Georgia congressman: You've hit a shocking new low,” CNN, 1/09/20

Preet’s first, second, and third tweet about Rep. Doug Collins, 1/8/20

Doug Collins’ twitter apology, 1/10/20

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In this clip from the CAFE Insider podcast, "'Impeached For Life,'" co-hosts Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram discuss the The politics at play in the impeachment trial of President Trump, expected to begin next week, and the role of Chief Justice John Roberts, who will preside of the proceedings.

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On this week’s episode of Stay Tuned, "Targeted Killings: Suleimani & Hoffa," host Preet Bharara answers your questions about:

-- John Bolton's statement that he's prepared to testify in the Senate impeachment trial if he's subpoenaed

-- Whether the House can continue to call additional witnesses after the articles of impeachment are transmitted to the Senate, and Senator Marco Rubio's interpretation of Senate trial rules

-- Government prosecutors' decision to seek prison time for former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn

Jack Goldsmith is a Harvard law professor, co-founder of Lawfare, and an author. His most recent book is In Hoffa's Shadow: A Stepfather, a Disappearance in Detroit, and My Search for the Truth. Goldsmith served as the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Office of Legal Counsel from 2003-2004.

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REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

THE Q&A

Statement of John R. Bolton regarding congressional testimony, 1/6/20

Sen. Marco Rubio’s tweet about Bolton’s testimony, 1/6/20

United States’ Supplemental Memorandum in Aid of Sentencing, U.S. v. Michael Flynn, 1/7/20

“Prosecutors Ask That Michael Flynn Get Prison Time,” New York Times, 1/7/20

THE INTERVIEW

In Hoffa’s Shadow: A Stepfather, a Disappearance in Detroit, and My Search for the Truth, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (September 2019)

Primary Sources:

Article II of The Constitution, Legal Information Institute

Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF), 2001

Authorization for Use of Military Force against Iraq Resolution, 2002

Executive Order 12333, National Archives

“War Powers,” Library of Congress

Review of Four FISA Applications and Other Aspects of the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane Investigation, Office of the Inspection General, December 2019

Goldsmith’s May 2004 memo & July 2004 memo regarding the Stellar Wind program

Analysis:

Goldsmith’s tweets about precedent, 1/4/20

Bobby Chesney’s tweet about assassinations, 1/5/20

“The Soleimani Strike: One Person Decides,” Lawfare, 1/3/20

“Did the President Have the Domestic Legal Authority to Kill Qassem Soleimani?,” Lawfare, 1/3/20

“The key word in U.S. justifications for the killing of Iranian general: ‘Imminent,’” Washington Post, 1/5/20

“As Tensions With Iran Escalated, Trump Opted for Most Extreme Measure,” New York Times, 1/4/20

“Trump Threatens Iranian Cultural Sites, and Warns of Sanctions on Iraq,” New York Times, 1/5/20

“Trump Says He'll Target Iran's Cultural Sites. That's Illegal,” National Public Radio, 1/6/20

“Assassination Ban and E.O. 12333: A Brief Summary,” CRS Report for Congress, 2002

“The FBI Needs to Be Reformed,” The Atlantic, 12/16/19

Stay Tuned Archive:

Bob Bauer’s interview on Stay Tuned

THE BUTTON

"White Prosecutor, Doug Evans, Asks to Recuse Himself From Curtis Flowers Case,” New York Times, 1/7/20

In the Dark Podcast, APM Reports

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In this clip from the CAFE Insider podcast, "What Quds Go Wrong?," co-hosts Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram discuss the targeted killing of Iranian General Qassem Suleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force.

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On this week’s episode of Stay Tuned, "Playing God," host Preet Bharara answers your questions about loyalty, congressional hearing practices, and naturalization ceremonies.

Eric Lander is the President and co-founder of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, a biomedical and genomic research lab that's played a central role in the development of CRISPR, and the leader of the Human Genome Project.  

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Bryan Stevenson is a civil rights attorney who represents prisoners on death row. Described as “America’s Nelson Mandela,” his Equal Justice Initiative, a non-profit law firm based in Alabama, is dedicated to challenging racial injustice and ending mass incarceration. Stevenson is also the author of the New York Times best-selling memoir Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, a newly released movie.

This interview was originally aired February 2019.  

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On this week’s episode of Stay Tuned, "Impeaching 45," host Preet Bharara answers your questions about:

-- President Trump’s six-page letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi 

-- Whether the House should delay sending the articles of impeachment to the Senate

-- Chief Justice John Robert’s role and responsibilities in the Senate impeachment trial

Susan Glasser is a New Yorker staff writer and CNN global affairs analyst. Glasser is an author, reporter, and editor who has covered domestic and international news for decades, including President Bill Clinton’s impeachment and the rise of Vladimir Putin.

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In this clip from the CAFE Insider podcast, "Trial by Senate," co-hosts Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram discuss the scope and shape of the Senate trial, and Mitch McConnell's recent comments.

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On this week's special episode of Stay Tuned, "The Public Servant," host Preet Bharara answers your questions about latest developments in the House impeachment inquiry and and speaks to former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates live from the Buckhead Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia.

Our show was recorded by Dan McDonald.

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