Talking Feds

By Harry Litman

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Talking Feds is a roundtable discussion that brings together some of the most well-known former prosecutors in the country for a dynamic and entertaining analysis of the most pressing questions in today's high-profile criminal cases, including the Mueller probe and related investigations.

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McCastrophe

09.14.2019

In the wake of unconfirmed reports that a Grand Jury in the District of Columbia refused to indict former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, the feds convene in emergency TalkingFeds Now session to analyze what happened, assess how rare—and how ...

Talking Feds episodes:

09.14.2019 McCastrophe In the wake of unconfirmed reports that a Grand Jury in the District of Columbia refused to indict former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, the feds convene in emergency TalkingFeds Now session to analyze what happened, assess how rare—and how ...
09.10.2019 SDNY (2); still in the house Following up on the last episode insiders’ account of the fabled Southern District of New York, the Feds canvas various cases in which the SDNY is still investigating conduct by the Trump circle and Trump himself.
09.03.2019 La Cosa SDNY: An Insider’s Guide to the Most Renowned United States Attorney’s Office The Southern District of New York – the United States Attorney’s Office based in Manhattan – is the most renowned federal prosecutor’s office in the Department of Justice—and it knows it. Friends of President Trump have long identified the SDNY ...
08.27.2019 Left of Boom: Violent Extremism and the Law Guest host Frank Figliuzzi leads a discussion how to fight extremist crime in the United States without compromising civil liberties. Frank is joined by Barbara McQuade, Mary McCord and Malcolm Nance, and actor Bradley Whitford explains the difference between international ...
08.19.2019 The Republican Opposition For many Republicans, the Trump Administration has posed a stark choice between values and outcomes, a choice that seems increasingly irreconcilable with the norms and practices of previous Republican administrations. Host Harry Litman talks with three Republicans who made the ...
08.12.2019 The Pardon Power What are the values and purposes behind the pardon power? How has President Trump used this executive power in his first term and how might he use it in the future? Harry talks with an expert panel including Robert Bauer, ...
08.05.2019 Who Fights for The People When the Government Won't? They've sued domestic terrorists after Charlottesville, fought for bail reform in Oklahoma, and stood up in court for Welcoming Cities like Gary, Indiana. The former Feds at the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection at Georgetown Law left the Justice ...
07.26.2019 The Witness Has Left The Room Three familiar Feds are joined by director Rob Reiner to assess the testimony of special Counsel Robert Mueller and consider the prospects for continued congressional investigation. Mueller testified to Congress for seven hours about the contents of his report. Although ...
07.19.2019 Mooting Mueller Feds including some of the finest and most experienced trial lawyers in the country proffer specific, word-for-word, 5-minute lines of questioning for Special Counsel Robert Mueller. They defend their own lines of questioning and critiques others in turn. The Feds ...
07.12.2019 Congress's Last Stand: Mueller's Testimony When Robert Mueller testifies on July 17th, the stakes for the House are enormous. The two committees must use the opportunity to make the American people understand the gravity of the offenses and misconduct laid out in the Report, but ...
07.09.2019 Trump’s Interference with the DOJ Feds Jamie Gorelick, Paul Fishman, and Amy Jeffress – a group with hugely rich experience from line Assistant U.S. Attorneys to the highest reaches of Main Justice—describe and explain the norms that should govern the interactions between political employees and ...
07.06.2019 “Public sentiment is everything” Pivoting off President Abraham Lincoln’s famous maxim, the Feds consider the state of public opinion about the current President’s many serious transgressions. What explains the apparent indifference of wide swaths of the American public to the President’s assault on constitutional ...
06.28.2019 Mueller Report Myths and Gerrymandered Maps In this special Feds Now episode, The Feds break down the myths of the Mueller Report, as first elucidated in a recent Time Magazine article. Host Harry Litman is joined by the co-authors of the article, former US Attorneys and ...
06.24.2019 No Hope The feds take up the administration’s assertion of absolute immunity for Hope Hicks, including whether absolute immunity is even a viable legal concept. They then consider a new supreme court decision that potentially points the way towards a legal breakthrough ...
06.17.2019 Ted Talks The Feds are honored to be joined by Rep. Ted Lieu, a forceful presence on the House Judiciary Committee. We begin with a probing look at the legal, ethical, and political implications of the President’s suggestion that it’s fine for ...
06.10.2019 A House Divided The Feds consider the White House’s radical and unprecedented strategy to not only rebuff all investigative demands from the House, but to deny the very legitimacy of the House’s oversight. They unpack the voicemail from the President’s lawyer asking Michael ...
06.03.2019 High Crimes and Misdemeanors (feat. Professor Laurence Tribe, Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, and Congressman Jamie Raskin) An unbelievably high-powered panel-- Professor Laurence Tribe, Dean Erwin Chemerinksy, and Congressman and Judiciary Committee member Jamie Raskin--take up an incredibly important topic, "High Crimes and Misdemeanors."
05.30.2019 The Day Bob Mueller Spoke On the day when Robert Mueller broke his 2-year silence, the Feds convene in a special @talkingfeds Now! Episode to tell you what wasn’t said in the wall-to-wall coverage. Each Fed offers up in roundtable order a detail or nuance ...
05.28.2019 Do Overs and Cover Ups The Feds analyze the current apparent impasse between the Administration and the House of Representatives and discuss possible inroads that the House Democrats could nevertheless execute. They detail possible witnesses that the House still can call. They conclude by considering ...
05.20.2019 Game of Trump: A Song of Vice and Ire The Feds discuss the implications of the revelation that some member(s) of Congress helped dangle a pardon to Michael Flynn, and the importance of the district court’s muscular intervention in ordering that the information be made public. They then consider ...
05.14.2019 The Counterintelligence Investigation: What it is, why it matters Of all the many aspects of the various Trump dramas, the counter-intelligence investigation of the President and his campaign can be the hardest to understand and follow, not least because it remains highly classified and we have no way to ...
05.02.2019 Barr on the Rocks A Talking Feds NOW special episode. The Feds convene in emergency session to dissect the Attorney General’s remarkable testimony today before the Senate Judiciary Committee and to analyze the import of Barr’s apparent decision to act as an advocate for ...
04.26.2019 Mueller in the House As the center of investigation of Trump’s misconduct moves to the House, a group of Feds who have special in-depth knowledge of Congressional investigations predict what lies ahead. The Feds discuss the likely maneuvers of three House Committees and the ...
04.24.2019 A Deep Dive Into Murky Waters The Feds probe deeply into the 438-page redacted Mueller report, training their focus in in particular on the respective roles of Special Counsel Robert Mueller and Attorney General William Barr. Was Mueller’s decision to shy away from a bottom line ...
04.18.2019 The Mueller Report: And Now What? The Feds convene in emergency session to discuss the Mueller report and the Barr press conference. They analyze whether Barr was a faithful expositor or an advocate for Trump, and whether Mueller’s intent was to leave the judgment on obstruction ...
04.16.2019 Redaction Reaction The Feds analyze what to expect from the soon-to-issue Mueller report and offer educated surmises on the internal dynamics within DOJ, including the relationship between the Special counsel’s office and the Attorney General. They then take up the Assange case, ...
04.08.2019 Report Summary: [REDACTED] The Feds analyze the outbreak of the war of press leaks between the Mueller camp and the Barr camp and the emerging dueling versions of Barr’s decision to give the President a pass on obstruction. They then consider the prospects ...
04.01.2019 The Mueller We Know At a time of intense curiosity about the contents of the Mueller Report, and assessment of Mueller’s key decisions over the course of the probe, this episode brings together prominent former federal officials who each worked closely and at length ...
03.28.2019 Mueller Punts, Barr Intercepts The feds debate Special counsel Robert Mueller’s baffling decision not to reach a judgment as to the President guilt of obstruction and the Attorney General’s decision to step into the breach and clear Trump. They then discuss the many perils ...
03.23.2019 Breaking News: The Report Is In The Feds convene an emergency session to discuss Bob Mueller’s long-awaited submission of his report to the Attorney General. Host, Harry Litman, is joined remotely by Paul Fishman, Julie Zebrak, and Matthew Miller.
03.18.2019 Pardon Me The Feds consider whether it was appropriate for the Manhattan DA to file pardon-proof charges against Paul Manafort, then describe the specific steps Congress and the DOJ would take to investigate the emails to Michael Cohen suggesting Trump and Giuliani ...
03.14.2019 Mueller Done, Manafort Undone? The Feds discuss what the Mueller Report might look like and what happens after it drops, then turn to consideration of Paul Manafort's prospects for ever getting out of prison. Host, Harry Litman, is joined in the Washington D.C. studio ...
03.12.2019 An Introduction Talking Feds is a prosecutors’ roundtable that brings together some of the most well-known former prosecutors in the country for a detailed, dynamic, and entertaining analysis of the most pressing questions in high-profile criminal cases, including the Mueller probe and ...

Talking Feds

What's Talking Feds about?

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Talking Feds episodes:

McCastrophe

SDNY (2); still in the house

La Cosa SDNY: An Insider’s Guide to the Most Renowned United States Attorney’s Office

Left of Boom: Violent Extremism and the Law

The Republican Opposition

The Pardon Power

Who Fights for The People When the Government Won't?

The Witness Has Left The Room

Mooting Mueller

Congress's Last Stand: Mueller's Testimony

Trump’s Interference with the DOJ

“Public sentiment is everything”

Mueller Report Myths and Gerrymandered Maps

No Hope

Ted Talks

A House Divided

High Crimes and Misdemeanors (feat. Professor Laurence Tribe, Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, and Congressman Jamie Raskin)

The Day Bob Mueller Spoke

Do Overs and Cover Ups

Game of Trump: A Song of Vice and Ire

The Counterintelligence Investigation: What it is, why it matters

Barr on the Rocks

Mueller in the House

A Deep Dive Into Murky Waters

The Mueller Report: And Now What?

Redaction Reaction

Report Summary: [REDACTED]

The Mueller We Know

Mueller Punts, Barr Intercepts

Breaking News: The Report Is In

Pardon Me

Mueller Done, Manafort Undone?

An Introduction

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