Stay Tuned with Preet

In this clip from the CAFE Insider podcast, "Bill Barr: The Politics of 'Snitty,'" co-hosts Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram evaluate allegations that Attorney General Bill Barr committed perjury during congressional testimony.

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REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

BILL BARR

Bill Barr’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, including exchanges with Senator Mazie Hirono, Senator Kamala Harris, and Senator Cory Booker

Special Counsel Bob Mueller’s letter to Attorney General Bill Barr

Video: “Mueller’s ‘letter is a bit snitty,’” PBS Newshour, 5/1/19

“The Catastrophic Performance of Bill Barr,” The Atlantic, 5/2/19

“Attorney General Barr Skips Thursday's House Hearing,” NPR, 5/2/19

“‘I don’t know’: Barr’s professed ignorance prompts calls for his resignation after Mueller letter,” Washington Post, 5/1/19

“Here’s How William Barr Can Be Impeached But Why It’s Unlikely to Happen, According to Experts,” Newsweek, 5/1/19

“Is There a Perjury Case Against Barr?,” Lawfare, 5/2/19

Barr’s exchange with Senator Chris Van Hollen on 4/10/19

Barr’s exchange with Rep. Charlie Crist on 4/9/19

Attorney General Bill Barr’s 3/24/19 letter summarizing Mueller’s principal conclusions

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On this episode of Stay Tuned, "Barr Testimony & Accidental Presidents," host Preet Bharara shares his thoughts on Bob Mueller's letter and Bill Barr's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Jared Cohen, the CEO of Google’s ideas incubator Jigsaw, joins Preet to discuss his new book, Accidental Presidents: Eight Men Who Changed America.  

Bonus clips from the interview are available for members of the CAFE Insider community

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As always, tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at [email protected], or call 699-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. 

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In this clip from the CAFE Insider podcast, "Fight Club: Congress v. Trump," co-hosts Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram discuss Attorney General Bill Barr's upcoming congressional testimony and propose effective lines of questioning.

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REFERENCES AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

BILL BARR’S CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY, A PREVIEW:

Video of Bill Barr Press Conference on Mueller’s report, plus the transcript of his opening remarks, 04/18/2019

Transcript: Bill Barr’s answers questions at the Mueller report press conference, 04/18/2019

“Barr's appearance at House hearing now in doubt because of dispute with Democrats,” CNN, 04/28/2019

“Who Is Christine Blasey Ford, The Woman Accusing Brett Kavanaugh Of Sexual Assault?” NPR, 09/17/2018

“Meet Rachel Mitchell, the woman questioning Ford about her Kavanaugh allegations at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing,” Business Insider, 09/27/2018

1973 and 2000 OLC memos on indicting a sitting president

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On this episode of Stay Tuned, "Mueller Medley & What's Life Worth?," host Preet Bharara answers your questions about:

-- The friendship between Bob Mueller and Bill Barr

-- President Trump’s command to Don McGahn to have Mueller fired

-- What Rod Rosenstein was thinking at the podium during Bill Barr’s press conference

-- Why lawyers need lawyers, and

-- Challenges to subpoenas

Ken Feinberg, perhaps America’s most renowned mediator, joins Preet for a wide-ranging discussion about his unique role in the American legal system: the Special Master of victim compensation funds set up in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, the Virginia Tech shooting, the BP oil spill, and many other disasters that pose particular challenges for the courts. Plus, Feinberg shares stories from his early career working in the Senate for the late Senator Ted Kennedy.

Bonus clips from the interview are available for members of the CAFE Insider community

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Host Preet Bharara and his guest, Anne Milgram, the former New Jersey Attorney General and co-host of the CAFE Insider podcast, analyze the newly released Mueller report.

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REFERENCES AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

The (redacted) Mueller report

Bill Barr’s press conference, plus the transcript of his remarks

The 1973 and 2000 Office of Legal Counsel memos regarding DOJ policy on indicting a sitting President

Do you have a question for Preet? Tweet it to @PreetBharara with the hashtag #askpreet, email [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 and leave a voicemail.

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Host Preet Bharara previews what he’s looking for in the Mueller Report and answers listener questions on the topic as the Stay Tuned team gears up for our special episode: The Mueller Report, featuring Anne Milgram. Coming later today (tomorrow morning at the latest).

WEBBY’S AWARD

Also, today is the last day for you to vote for Stay Tuned for best individual episode of a podcast: Bill Browder. 

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In this clip from the CAFE Insider podcast, "'Spying' & Lying," co-hosts Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram discuss Wikileaks founder Julian Assange's indictment. 

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REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

JULIAN ASSANGE’S INDICTMENT & PRESS FREEDOMS

Julian Assange’s indictment filed by the Eastern District of Virginia

“Assange: A Self-Proclaimed Foe of Secrecy Who Inspires Both Admiration and Fury,” NYT, 4/11/19

“Julian Assange has been charged, prosecutors reveal inadvertently in court filing,” Washington Post, 11/15/18

“Press Freedoms and the Case Against Julian Assange, Explained,” NYT, 4/11/19

“Q: Could U.S. Prosecute Reporters For Classified Scoops? A: Maybe,” NPR, 3/22/17

“How Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning became intertwined,” ABCNews, 4/12/19

“Everything You Need to Know About Wikileaks,” MIT Technology Review, 12/9/10

“Julian Assange, A Man Without A Country,” New Yorker, 8/14/17

“Julian Assange’s arrest could end as a test for press freedom,” CNN, 4/11/19

“Trump on WikiLeaks after Assange arrest: ‘It’s not my thing,’” The Hill, 4/11/19

Christina Wilkie’s tweet documenting Trump’s inconsistent love of Wikileaks

“Behind the Race to Publish the Top-Secret Pentagon Papers,” NYT, 12/20/17

“What Would Daniel Ellsberg Do With the Pentagon Papers Today?,” NYT, 4/18/10

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On this week’s episode of Stay Tuned, "Campaign 'Spying' & the Ways and Means of Power," host Preet Bharara answers your questions about:

-- Barr’s testimony that the Justice Department would review “both the genesis and the conduct of intelligence activities directed at the Trump campaign,” including potential “spying.”

-- Barr’s decision not to use summaries prepared by the Special Counsel’s Office, and the revelation that Mueller was offered but declined to review Barr’s summary.

-- Barr's decision not to seek a court order to make grand jury evidence public.

-- The President’s purge of top leadership at the Department of Homeland Security, and the concerns over a cabinet filled with “Acting” officials.

-- And, Preet’s road to becoming a podcaster and an author.

Bob Caro, the two-time Pulitzer-Prize winning author whose biographies of Robert Moses and LBJ double as studies of political power, joins Preet to kick off a special Stay Tuned series of conversations with writers about their craft, their lives, and life lessons. Caro’s new book is called Working. 

Bonus clips from the interview are available for members of the CAFE Insider community

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As always, tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at [email protected], or call 699-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. 

WEBBY AWARDS

Stay Tuned with Preet has been nominated for a Webby Award for the best individual episode of a podcast. The selection is Preet’s interview with Bill Browder, a financier who became the driving force behind the Magnitsky Act and is now often described as President Putin’s #1 foe.

If you haven’t already, check out the episode, and cast your vote for Stay Tuned at webbyawards.com, in the podcast category. We appreciate your support!

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In this clip from the CAFE Insider podcast, "Hide & Seek: Trump's Taxes, Mueller's Report," co-hosts Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram discuss the political and legal questions raised by House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal's letter to the IRS requesting six years of President Trump's tax returns. 

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On this episode of Stay Tuned, "Security Clearances & The Leaning Mindset," host Preet Bharara answers your questions about:

-- Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein’s role in the Mueller investigation

-- Whether Bob Mueller should testify before Congress and what that would look like

-- The reversal of security clearance denials during the Trump administration

Sal Khan, the founder and CEO of the non-profit online education platform Khan Academy, joins Preet for a wide-ranging conversation about teaching, parenting, and the learning mindset. 

Bonus clips from the interview are available for members of the CAFE Insider community

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As always, tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at [email protected], or call 699-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. 

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