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On this special episode of CAFE Insider, Preet and Joyce discuss the results of the 2022 midterm elections and their implications for ongoing DOJ and congressional investigations relating to former President Donald Trump. Is the January 6 Committee in its final days? Will a Republican-controlled House impeach Biden? And should Attorney General Merrick Garland appoint a special counsel to handle DOJ investigations into Trump?Ask your friends and family to join you in the conversation about the latest legal and political news making the headlines. For every person you refer to the CAFE Insider community, you’ll get a free month added to your subscription. Learn more at CAFE.com/referral.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network.

“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne discuss the power and pitfalls of market research. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.

Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.

“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne discuss their early-life understandings of Nazism and their fears about the present. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.For references & supplemental materials, head to: cafe.com/now-and-then/backstage-now-then-11-2-2/

Programming Note: Next week the CAFE Insider podcast will air on Wednesday, November 9. Tune in to hear Preet and Joyce react to the results of the election and what they will mean for the legal landscape.On the CAFE Insider docket this week:  – The latest developments in the attack on Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, including the strength of the federal and state charges brought against the suspect, the new information about the attack revealed in the criminal complaint, and the extent to which toxic, political rhetoric led to the attack;– The recruitment of an experienced national security prosecutor to join the Department of Justice’s Mar-a-Lago documents investigation;– The challenges brought by a number of former Trump administration officials, including Mark Meadows, Pat Cipollone, and Pat Philbin, to avoid testifying in investigations involving Trump;– The start of the criminal, tax fraud trial against the Trump Organization in New York; and– The Supreme Court oral arguments in cases challenging affirmative action policies in college admissions.Ask your friends and family to join you in the conversation about the latest legal and political news making the headlines. For every person you refer to the CAFE Insider community, you’ll get a free month added to your subscription. Learn more at CAFE.com/referral.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce.Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network.

Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.

“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne discuss the relationship between direct mail and the truth. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.

On the CAFE Insider docket this week:  – The January 6 Committee’s subpoena to former President Donald Trump for testimony and document production; – The new ruling in which a federal judge wrote that Trump included false allegations of voter fraud in a Georgia lawsuit despite being informed by his lawyers that the data was incorrect;– The prison sentence Steve Bannon received for defying a January 6 Committee subpoena;– Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’s decision to temporarily freeze the subpoena to Senator Lindsey Graham from a Georgia grand jury in the investigation into interference in the 2020 election; – The reports indicating that prosecutors believe there is sufficient evidence to charge Trump with obstruction in relation to the Mar-a-Lago documents investigation; and– Special Counsel John Durham’s failed prosecution of an analyst who contributed to the Steele Dossier.Ask your friends and family to join you in the conversation about the latest legal and political news making the headlines. For every person you refer to the CAFE Insider community, you’ll get a free month added to your subscription. Learn more at CAFE.com/referral.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network.

Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.

Joyce Vance is a former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, a professor at the University of Alabama Law School, and an MSNBC legal analyst. Notes from Joyce are exclusive to the CAFE Insider membership. For the text of this note, along with the full archive of contributor notes, head to CAFE's website.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, presidential historian Michael Beschloss and Preet discuss the historical precedent for the workings of the January 6th committee.Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne discuss the complicated dynamics of teaching history to college students in 2022. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.

On the CAFE Insider docket this week:  – The January 6th Committee’s vote to subpoena former President Donald Trump to testify; – The new evidence presented at the Committee’s final public hearing, including video footage of congressional leaders scrambling to respond to the attack and evidence of Trump’s pre-Election Day plan to declare victory on election night 2020;– The Department of Justice’s sentencing recommendation for Steve Bannon’s contempt of Congress conviction;– The Supreme Court’s rejection of Trump’s request that the justices intervene in the Mar-a-Lago documents case; and– DOJ’s appeal of the appointment of the Mar-a-Lago special master.Ask your friends and family to join you in the conversation about the latest legal and political news making the headlines. For every person you refer to the CAFE Insider community, you’ll get a free month added to your subscription. Learn more at CAFE.com/referral.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network.

Major First Amendment issues are making their way through the courts and their resolution by the Supreme Court could change long-standing free speech and free press principles. On this edition of Office Hours, Stuart Brontman, a First Amendment scholar with deep expertise in communications law joins CAFE Executive Producer Tamara Sepper to discuss three areas that have been making the headlines in recent months: (1) Laws passed by Republicans in Texas and Florida that regulate content moderation by large social media companies and their right to exclude posts based on the viewpoints expressed; (2) Defamation law and whether the justices will revisit the “actual malice” standard established in New York Times v. Sullivan, given a series of recent high-profile lawsuits, including Dominion Voting Systems v. Fox News; and (3) An Arizona law that bans people from recording police if the individual recording is within 8 feet away from the law enforcement activity and is given notice.  Brotman also discusses his new book, “The First Amendment Lives On – Conversations Commemorating Hugh M. Hefner’s Legacy of Enduring Free Speech and Free Press Values.”For transcript of the episode, head to: https://cafe.com/office-hours/stuart-brotman/

Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.

"Note From Barb" is now a part of the CAFE Insider subscription. Barb McQuade is the former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, a law professor at the University of Michigan, and an NBC News/MSNBC legal analyst.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, NYU professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat discusses the politics of platforming voices like Donald Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene.Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather asks Joanne about the musical Hamilton. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.

On the CAFE Insider docket this week:  – Former President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court filing asking the justices to permit the Mar-a-Lago special master to review about 100 classified documents that the FBI seized as part of its investigation;– The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals order granting DOJ’s request to expedite the appeal of the special master appointment; – The reports indicating that Trump lawyer Christina Bobb spoke with federal investigators about her certification that all classified materials at Mar-a-Lago were returned to the government;– The new Washington Post report detailing that federal agents believe that there is sufficient evidence to charge Hunter Biden with tax crimes and making a false statement related to a gun purchase; and– The oral arguments before the Supreme Court in a case challenging Alabama’s election map for allegedly diluting the power of Black voters.Ask your friends and family to join you in the conversation about the latest legal and political news making the headlines. For every person you refer to the CAFE Insider community, you’ll get a free month added to your subscription. Learn more at CAFE.com/referral.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network.

Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.

“Note From Melissa” is the latest addition to the CAFE Insider subscription. Melissa Murray is an NYU Law Professor, the co-host of the Strict Scrutiny podcast, and an MSNBC legal analyst.

On the CAFE Insider docket this week:  – The Washington Post report that earlier this year, Trump lawyer Alex Cannon refused to sign a declaration that all presidential documents were returned to the government;– The Department of Justice’s motion requesting that the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals expedite the appeal of the appointment of the special master to review the Mar-a-Lago documents; – District Judge Aileen Cannon’s order that could further delay the special master review process; and – The trial for Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes and his co-defendants for their involvement in the attack on the Capitol.Ask your friends and family to join you in the conversation about the latest legal and political news making the headlines. For every person you refer to the CAFE Insider community, you’ll get a free month added to your subscription. Learn more at CAFE.com/referral.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network.

“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne talk about the complexities of cultural representation in West Side Story and beyond.Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.For references & supplemental materials, head to: cafe.com/now-and-then/backstage-now-then-10-4

Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.

"Note From Asha" is a part of the CAFE Insider subscription. Asha Rangappa is a lawyer, former FBI Special Agent, and current CNN analyst. She's also a Senior Lecturer at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Ioffe assesses the Biden administration’s strategy to combat Putin’s latest military escalation.Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Joyce Vance is joined by guest co-host Barb McQuade while Preet is traveling. Barb served as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan from 2010 to 2017.On the CAFE Insider docket: – The civil lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James against former President Donald Trump, three of his adult children, and others for allegedly taking part in a years-long financial fraud scheme; – The ruling by a three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals that permits DOJ to resume investigating the classified documents that were seized from Mar-a-Lago; and– Special Master Judge Raymond Dearie’s first hearing with prosecutors and Trump’s attorneys.Ask your friends and family to join you in the conversation about the latest legal and political news making the headlines. For every person you refer to the CAFE Insider community, you’ll get a free month added to your subscription. Learn more at CAFE.com/referral.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network.

“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne talk about their own familial immigration stories. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.

Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.

Joyce Vance is a former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, a professor at the University of Alabama Law School, and an MSNBC legal analyst. Notes from Joyce are exclusive to the CAFE Insider membership. For the text of this note, along with the full archive of contributor notes, head to CAFE's website.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, NPR legal correspondent Nina Totenberg responds to listener questions about SCOTUS term limits, friendships on the Court, and how RBG changed her.Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

On the CAFE Insider docket this week: – The appointment of Judge Raymond Dearie of the Eastern District of New York as special master to review the more than 11,000 documents seized from Mar-a-Lago;– DOJ’s request for the 11th Circuit to freeze the district court order that blocked investigators from using the seized classified documents in furtherance of the investigation; – Former President Donald Trump’s assertion, in media appearances, that he declassified the documents, and why Trump’s lawyers have not raised the declassification argument in court filings; and– The reports signaling prosecutors are far from deciding whether to bring charges against Trump or his associates, despite indications that DOJ’s investigation into January 6th is accelerating.Ask your friends and family to join you in the conversation about the latest legal and political news making the headlines. For every person you refer to the CAFE Insider community, you’ll get a free month added to your subscription. Learn more at CAFE.com/referral.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network.

“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne discuss their memories of the British monarchy. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.

Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.

"Note From Barb" is now a part of the CAFE Insider subscription. Barb McQuade is the former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, a law professor at the University of Michigan, and an NBC News/MSNBC legal analyst.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Astead Herndon breaks down whether cultural or policy preferences are more motivating for voters. He also discusses the viability of California Governor Gavin Newsom as a potential presidential candidate.Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

On the CAFE Insider docket: – The New York Times report that DOJ has subpoenaed about 40 former Trump aides and seized the phones of two top Trump advisors;– The latest on the briefs submitted by the Department of Justice and Trump’s lawyers addressing the potential appointment of a special master to review the documents seized during the FBI’s search of Mar-a-Lago;– The respective recommendations of DOJ and Trump’s legal team for who should be appointed special master.Ask your friends and family to join you in the conversation about the latest legal and political news making the headlines. For every person you refer to the CAFE Insider community, you’ll get a free month added to your subscription. Learn more at CAFE.com/referral.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network. Tamara Sepper – Executive Producer; Jake Kaplan – Editorial Producer; David Tatasciore – Audio Producer

“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne discuss the music of underdog media. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.For references & supplemental materials, head to: cafe.com/now-and-then/backstage-now-then-9-13/

Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet speaks with Anne Neuberger, a top cybersecurity advisor in the Biden administration. They discuss how to rebuild American infrastructure, and the threat of foreign malicious cyber activity. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

This week on the CAFE Insider podcast, Joyce Vance is joined by guest co-host Maya Wiley while Preet is at the Code Conference. Maya is the President and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. She has also served as counsel to the mayor of New York City and in the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. And, she was a candidate for New York City mayor in 2021.On the CAFE Insider docket this week: – Judge Aileen Cannon’s order granting former President Donald Trump’s request for a special master to review the documents seized during the FBI’s Mar-a-Lago search; – The special master issue, including the strengths of Trump’s claims of attorney-client privilege and executive privilege, and the factors the DOJ is balancing in deciding whether to appeal Judge Cannon’s special master order; and– The January 6th Committee’s request to interview former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, and the likelihood that former Vice President Mike Pence testifies before the Committee.Ask your friends and family to join you in the conversation about the latest legal and political news making the headlines. For every person you refer to the CAFE Insider community, you’ll get a free month added to your subscription. Learn more at CAFE.com/referral.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network.

“Backstage” is a special segment of Now & Then exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. In this installment, Heather and Joanne discuss how they learned about loans and credit. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.For references & supplemental materials, head to: cafe.com/now-and-then/backstage-now-then-9-6/

Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Leibovich sizes up Donald Trump's post-presidency and whether Ron Desantis is a strong candidate to lead the Republican ticket in 2024. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

"Note From Asha" is a part of the CAFE Insider subscription. Asha Rangappa is a lawyer, former FBI Special Agent, and current CNN analyst. She's also a Senior Lecturer at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs.

On the CAFE Insider docket this week: – DOJ’s unsealed, heavily-redacted affidavit in support of the Mar-a-Lago search warrant and a memorandum of law explaining the redactions;– The letter that former President Donald Trump’s lawyer sent to DOJ to persuade prosecutors to stop the investigation into his alleged mishandling of presidential documents; – The order in which a federal judge signaled willingness to grant Trump’s request for the court to appoint a special master to review the seized documents;– DOJ’s request for permission to file an extra-long brief in response to Trump’s claims; and – The Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s investigation into the potential national security risks arising from the disclosure of information contained in the seized documents.Ask your friends and family to join you in the conversation about the latest legal and political news making the headlines. For every person you refer to the CAFE Insider community, you’ll get a free month added to your subscription. Learn more at CAFE.com/referral.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce.Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network.

Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.

Joyce Vance is a former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, a professor at the University of Alabama Law School, and an MSNBC legal analyst. Notes from Joyce are exclusive to the CAFE Insider membership. For the text of this note, along with the full archive of contributor notes, head to CAFE's website.

On the CAFE Insider docket this week: – Former President Donald Trump’s court filing challenging the FBI’s Mar-a-Lago search on Fourth Amendment grounds and requesting that the court appoint a special master to review the seized documents; – The debate over whether the judge should unseal a redacted version of the search warrant affidavit over DOJ’s opposition; and– Senator Lindsey Graham’s challenge of a subpoena to testify before a Georgia grand jury that is investigating alleged interference in the 2020 election.Ask your friends and family to join you in the conversation about the latest legal and political news making the headlines. For every person you refer to the CAFE Insider community, you’ll get a free month added to your subscription. Learn more at CAFE.com/referral.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network.