Stay Tuned with Preet

In this clip from the CAFE Insider podcast, "Law is for Losers," co-hosts Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram discuss the Office of Special Counsel’s recommendation to remove Kellyanne Conway from the White House for alleged violations of the Hatch Act and Anne’s first speeding ticket…while she was the Attorney General of New Jersey. 

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REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

KELLYANNE CONWAY & THE HATCH ACT

The Office of Special Counsel’s (OSC) report detailing Kellyanne Conway’s violations of the Hatch Act

The Office of Special Counsel website

Hatch Act, Office of Special Counsel

White House Counsel Pat Cipollone’s letter to Special Counsel Henry Kerner responding to OSC’s report

“What Is the Hatch Act? Explaining Why Trump Was Urged to Fire Kellyanne Conway,” Washington Post, 6/13/19

“Trump on ‘Fox & Friends’: I will not fire Kellyanne Conway after watchdog rebuke,” Fox News, 6/14/19

George Conway’s twitter

 

ANNE MILGRAM’S TRAFFIC TICKET

“Speeding in New Jersey, Annotated,” New York Times, 8/11/08

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On this episode of Stay Tuned, "Truth in the Trump Era," host Preet Bharara answers your questions about:

-- The 2020 census

-- Bill Barr

-- Security clearances

-- The term, "hinked up"

David McCraw, Deputy General Counsel at the New York Times and author of Truth in our Times: Insider the Fight for Press Freedom in the Age of Alternative Facts, joins Preet for a wide-ranging conversation about press freedoms, press bias, and the legal battles over truth. [Interview begins 11 minutes into the episode]

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On this episode of Stay Tuned, "The Laws of Language," host Preet Bharara answers your questions about:

-- His concerns about casual use of the term "treason"

-- Mueller's statement that indicting a sitting president is "unconstitutional"

-- Election of judges

-- Donald Trump Jr.'s erroneous tweet about Preet

Benjamin Dreyer, copy chief of Random House and author of the New York Times best seller Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style, joins Preet for a wide-ranging conversation about language, writing, and why good writing is a form of morality.  

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In this clip from the CAFE Insider podcast, "Treason Season," co-hosts Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram analyze Bill Barr's interview with CBS News and the President's allegations that the top ranks at the FBI committed "treason."

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REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS:

BILL BARR’S CBS NEWS INTERVIEW

"William Barr interview: Read the full transcript,” CBSNews, 5/31/19

 

“TREASON”

Article III, Section 3 of the Constitution, Legal Information Institute

“18 U.S. Code § 2381. Treason,” Legal Information Institute 

“18 U.S. Code § 2384. Seditious conspiracy,” Legal Information Institute 

“Trump doesn't seem to understand what 'treason' means,” NBCNews, 5/24/19

Clip of Rep. Liz Cheney on ABC News discussing “treason”

Preet’s August 2018 appearance on "Real Time with Bill Maher"

 

DEFINITIONS

"Vituperative," Merriam-Webster

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On this special episode of Stay Tuned, Anne Milgram, the former NJ Attorney General and co-host of the CAFE Insider podcast, joins Preet Bharara to break down Robert Mueller’s first public statement since his appointment as Special Counsel.

Then, presidential candidate, Andrew Yang, joins Preet for a wide-ranging conversation that covers his upbringing as the only Asian kid in school and Universal Basic Income, his signature proposal for addressing the economic consequences of automation. 

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On this episode of Stay Tuned, "Duty to Impeach & Realpolitik, host Preet Bharara answers your questions about:

-- The difference between evidence and proof

-- Reports that Special Counsel Bob Mueller’s team does not want him to publicly testify

-- Whether Congress has the duty to impeach—not just the power

-- Pardons, commutations, and exonerations

-- Why Preet shaved his beard

David Ignatius, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and columnist for the Washington Post, joins Preet for a conversation about the prospects of war with Iran, the significance of a President’s relationship with his national security adviser, and whether there is a Trump Doctrine of foreign policy.

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In this clip from the CAFE Insider podcast, "Reversing Roe & Politicizing Pardons," co-hosts Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram discuss President Trump's approach to pardons and their concerns over process and fairness.

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REFERENCES AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS:

THE PARDON POWER

Article II of the Constitution, Legal Information Institute

Office of the Pardon Attorney, Department of Justice

Organization, Mission and Functions Manual: Office of the Pardon Attorney, Department of Justice

Clemency Initiative (2014-2017), Department of Justice

National Task Force on the Rule of Law & Democracy Proposals for Reform, Brennan Center

Trump’s Recent Pardons:

“The President and His Power to Pardon,” New York Times, 5/19/19

“Trump pardons Pat Nolan, former GOP lawmaker taken down in FBI’s ‘Shrimpscam’ probe,” LATimes, 5/15/19

“Trump pardons billionaire friend Conrad Black, who wrote a book about him,” Washington Post, 5/15/19

“Trump May Be Preparing Pardons for Servicemen Accused of War Crimes,” New York Times, 5/18/19

Pardon of Marc Rich:

“Rich Made His Fortune by Breaking the Rules,” Washington Post, 3/13/01

“Holder admits 'mistakes' in Rich pardon,” CNN, 1/15/09

“U.S. attorney launches criminal probe of Rich pardon,” CNN, 2/14/01

Pardon of Richard Nixon:

“NO CONDITIONS SET Action Taken to Spare Nation and Ex‐Chief, President Asserts,” New York Times, 9/9/74

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On this episode of Stay Tuned, "D.C. Dramas & Advising Obamas," host Preet Bharara answers your questions about:

-- Donald Trump Jr.'s testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee

-- Attorney General Bill Barr's appointment of Connecticut US Attorney John Durham to look into the origins of the Russia Investigation

-- The fight for President Trump's tax returns

Valerie Jarrett, President Obama’s longest serving aide and author of Finding My Voice joins Preet for a conversation about growing up in Iran, her rise in Chicago politics, and how she found herself advising the most powerful person in the world.

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In this clip from the CAFE Insider podcast, "Indicting a POTUS," co-hosts Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram discuss the implications of Rudy Giuliani’s now-cancelled trip to Ukraine.

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On this episode of Stay Tuned, "Contempt & The Court," host Preet Bharara answers your questions about:

-- Why he didn’t sign on to the statement by former federal prosecutors asserting that if Trump were not the president, he would be charged with obstruction of justice.

-- What Attorney General Bill Barr would do had Special Counsel Bob Mueller recommended indicting the president

-- Whether lying to the media is a crime, and

-- The extent to which federal investigators share evidence with their state counterparts

Joan Biskupic, Supreme Court biographer and a veteran journalist, joins Preet for a discussion of her most recent book, The Chief: The Life and Turbulent Times of Chief Justice John Roberts. Currently a full-time analyst for CNN, Biskupic has covered the Court for over three decades starting as a reporter at The Washington Post in the early 1990s.

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