CAFE Insider 1/14: "Impeached For Life"

In this episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, “'Impeached For Life,'” hosts Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram break down the latest developments:

-- 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 over the proceedings

-- The shifting justifications the Trump administration has given for killing Gen. Suleimani and Iran's acknowledgement that it mistakenly shot down a civilian airplane, killing 176 people on board 

-- The trial of Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein

We hope you’re enjoying CAFE Insider. Email us at Insider@cafe.com with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Anne. 

REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

DOUG COLLINS

• 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
• “'I left parts of my body in Iraq': Duckworth rips into GOP rep who said Democrats 'love' terrorists,” CNN, 1/9/20

IMPEACHMENT UDPATES

• Clip: “Sen. Mitt Romney says he’ll vote to hear Bolton testimony,” 1/13/20
• “Trial Likely to Start Jan. 21, Cornyn Says,” Bloomberg, 1/13/20
• “Trump’s Impeachment Team Takes Shape as Trial Looms,” New York Times, 1/12/20
• “Pelosi Alerts House to Be Ready to Send Impeachment Articles Next Week,” New York Times,1/10/20
• “Logjam Over Impeachment Trial Leaves Trump Prosecutors Little Time to Prepare,” New York Times, 1/11/20
• “What does Trump want in his impeachment trial?,” Politico, 1/13/20 
• “'This Week' Transcript 1-12-20: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien,” ABC News, 1/12/20
•  “John Bolton’s testimony looks increasingly likely,” Washington Post, 1/14/20
• “At Impeachment Trial, Chief Justice Roberts May Have More Prestige Than Power,” National Public Radio, 1/10/20

WAR POWERS RESOLUTION

• 50 U.S.C. CHAPTER 33, “War Powers Resolution,” Legal Information Institute
• H.Con.Res.83, “Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to terminate the use of United States Armed Forces to engage in hostilities in or against Iran,” Congress.gov, 1/9/20
• Clip: “GOP senator slams Iran briefing: It was insulting,” CNN, 1/8/20
• “House Votes to Restrain Trump’s Iran War Powers,” New York Times, 1/9/20 
• “Now Mike Lee knows what it feels like,” Washington Post, 1/10/20
• “Matt Gaetz, the ‘Trumpiest Congressman,’ cites principles for bucking president on war powers. Kevin McCarthy is ‘very shocked,’” Washington Post, 1/10/20

IRAN

• “Trump tells Fox News' Laura Ingraham 'four embassies' were targeted in imminent threat from Iran,” Fox News, 1/10/20
• “Esper Says He Saw No Evidence Iran Targeted 4 Embassies, as Story Shifts Again,” New York Times, 1/12/20
• Yashar Ali’s twitter thread on the accidental civilian aircraft strike, 1/11/20
• “Iran braces for protests after admitting plane shootdown,” PBS, 1/12/20
• “Ukraine Plane Shot Down Because of Human Error, Iran Says,” New York Times, 1/11/20
• “Trump authorized Soleimani's killing 7 months ago, with conditions,” NBC News, 1/13/20

DAVID KRIS / FISA

• Order Appointing an Amicus Curiae, United States Foreign Surveillance Court, 1/10/20
• Review of Four FISA Applications and Other Aspects of the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane Investigation, Office of the Inspection General, December 2019
• Ben Wittes’ twitter thread about David Kris, 1/12/20 
• “Trump attacks former DOJ official appointed to review the FBI’s proposed wiretap reforms,” Washington Post, 1/12/20

HARVEY WEINSTEIN

• “Harvey Weinstein: 5 Takeaways From First Week of Criminal Trial,” Rolling Stone, 1/10/20
• “She’s Harvey Weinstein’s Lawyer, and She Thinks #MeToo Is ‘Dangerous,’” New York Times, 1/14/20

BURISMA

• “Russians Hacked Ukrainian Gas Company at Center of Impeachment,” New York Times, 1/13/20