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In this bonus clip of Stay Tuned, Senator Harry Reid addresses: - The rough and tumble of participating in Nevada politics- The only person who has ever physically frightened himThis interview was taped on 2/1/19. Thank you for subscribing to CAFE Insider. 

References made in the episode:Trump’s claim in a NYT interview last week that he wasn’t a target in the Mueller investigationTrump’s interview on CBS News’ Face the NationSenators Blumenthal and Grassley's Special Counsel Transparency ActA Washington Post report on Judge Amy Berman Jackson considering a gag order in the Roger Stone caseWhy there’s a high bar to imposing a gag orderChuck Rosenberg’s Lawfare article, Why the FBI Sent So Many Agents to Roger Stone’s HomeStone’s claim that more force was used on him that Osama bin Laden and El ChapoRalph Northam’s press conference (and his wife’s response when he’s asked to moon walk)Preet's tweets concerning Gov. Ralph NorthamJesse Jackson’s 1984 bid for presidentThe 1983 deliberations in Congress over a national holiday to honor Martin Luther King, Jr.A video capturing incarcerated folks at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn signaling for helpAn NYT report on the dire conditions at the MDC.The Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General reports on the Federal Bureau of PrisonsThe lawsuit filed on behalf of MDC inmates in the Eastern District of New YorkJudge Torres' call for a public evidentiary hearing about MDC conditions on 2/5Representative Jerry Nadler’s attention and promise to investigate the causePlus: The Washington Post superbowl ad and Bud Light’s superbowl ad Thanks for listening to this week’s episode of CAFE Insider. We’ll be back next week. Please email your questions for Preet and Anne to insider@cafe.com.

In this bonus clip of Stay Tuned, David Frum talks about:Giuilani’s performance as Donald Trump’s attorneyThe best advice he’s ever received This interview was taped on 1/29/19. Thank you for subscribing to CAFE Insider.

"Indicting Roger Stone"January 28, 2019 On this episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet and Anne address:The arrest, charges, and other issues raised by Roger Stone’s indictment by the Special Counsel’s OfficeConcerns raised by Jared Kushner’s top-secret security clearanceTwo former prosecutors in the news: former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Senator Kamala Harris References made in the episode:Roger Stone’s indictment, filed by Special Counsel’s Office on 1/24/1918 U.S. Code § 1001Roger Stone’s Nixon tattooThe 2016 Wikileaks hack of DNC and Clinton campaign emailsJoyce Vance’s tweet speculating why Mueller didn’t charge Stone with conspiracyElie Honig’s article on CAFE, “Flipping Roger Stone”Trump’s & Rudy Giuliani’s comments about Michael Cohen’s father-in-lawThe NBC New story on Jared Kushner’s top-secret security clearance.Chris Christie’s new bookPlus, a photo of Bianca, Roger Stone’s therapy dogThanks for listening to this week’s episode of CAFE Insider. We’ll be back next week. Please email your questions for Preet and Anne to insider@cafe.com.

In this bonus clip of Stay Tuned, Kruse and Zelizer address:·      Political correctness and protests on college campuses,·      Change in students’ level of engagement,·      The advice that has best served them in their careers,·      The qualities for effective leadership,·      And, their pick for the best/worst presidents in U.S. history.

“THE SPECIAL COUNSEL SPEAKS” January 21, 2019Preet and Anne address:-    The Buzzfeed story on Michael Cohen and Trump and the Special Counsel’s statement describing the report as “inaccurate.”-    The latest comments from the President’s lawyer, Rudy Giuilani, that have raised concerns about Trump and Cohen’s communicationsReferences made in the episode:-    The Buzzfeed report on Trump and Cohen-    The Special Counsel’s statement responding to the report-    The Washington Post story, “Inside the Mueller team’s decision to dispute BuzzFeed’s explosive story on Trump and Cohen”-    SDNY’s sentencing memo for Michael Cohen-    The Special Counsel Office’s sentencing memo for Michael Cohen-    Peter Baker’s tweet-    Rudy Giuliani’s response to allegations that Trump and Cohen spoke about his congressional testimony-    Michael Cohen’s upcoming testimony before Congress Thanks for listening to this week’s episode of CAFE Insider. We’ll be back next week. Please email your questions for Preet and Anne to insider@cafe.com.

David Cohen is the former Deputy Director of the CIA and former Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence in the U.S. Department of the Treasury. He’s currently a partner at WilmerHale.In this bonus clip of Stay Tuned, Cohen shares the best advice he has gotten, and how it applies to President Trump. 

Preet and Anne address:-      The two bombshell reports from the New York Times and the Washington Post on Trump and Russia.-      Bill Barr’s confirmation hearings for Attorney General. -      Whether the president can assert executive privilege to block portions of Mueller’s report.-      Michael Cohen’s coming testimony before the House Committee on Oversight  Here are the various references made in the episode:-      The timeline of the Mueller investigation here. -      Ben Wittes' analysis of the New York Times story: What if the Obstruction was the Collusion? Read it here. -      Precedent on the issue of executive privilege: United States v. Nixon-      Rudy Giuliani says the White House legal team should have the right to correct Mueller's report in an interview with The Hill.-      Bill Barr's answers to the Senate Judiciary questionnaire here (Preet and Anne specifically discuss his answer to potential conflicts of interest on page 28.) -      Walter Shaub’s Twitter thread on Barr’s answer in the Senate questionnaire here. Thanks for listening to this week’s episode of CAFE Insider. We’ll be back next week. Please email your questions for Preet and Anne to insider@cafe.com. P.S. Insiders – head to shop.cafe.com and use the code Insider20 to get 20% off your first purchase. 

In this bonus clip, Ian Bremmer shares the advice that has best served him and the qualities that make a good leader. 

The latest episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, “National Non-Emergency,” is now available. Preet and Anne had a lot to discuss, including whether President Trump can declare a national emergency to build the border wall, the latest on Mueller’s investigation, Matt Whitaker, and Bill Barr, Russia’s espionage charges against Paul Whelan, and more.Preet references his tweet regarding a simple solution to the budget standoff, see it here. Preet and Anne discuss whether Trump can invoke emergency powers as a possible tool to build the border wall. Read the relevant statutes, here and here.They also refer to the Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer case as possible precedent. Read the case here. Preet refers to his work with the Democracy Taskforce, including proposals for possible restrictions on a President’s power in the future. Read the report here. Read more about Preet’s 2010 spy swap case while he was US Attorney here. Read Bill Barr memo regarding Mueller’s investigation on possible obstruction of justice, here. Thanks for listening to this week’s episode of CAFE Insider. We’ll be back next week. Please email your questions for Preet and Anne to insider@cafe.com.  P.S. Insiders – head to shop.cafe.com and use the code Insider20 to get 20% off your purchase of your favorite Stay Tuned merchandise