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On the CAFE Insider docket:  – Whether President Joe Biden should pardon people on the so-called Trump enemies list; and – The arrest of and charges brought against Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson; and  – Supreme Court oral arguments in a case challenging Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors. We hope you’re find...

President Biden is nearing the end of his presidency and the pressure to fulfill his campaign promise of ending the federal death penalty is mounting, especially after deciding to pardon his son, Hunter Biden. CAFE Contributor Rachel Barkow joins Elie Honig to discuss presidential pardons, the death penalty, and President Biden’s track record on both.  This is the latest installment of a new...

In this bonus from Stay Tuned , Preet speaks with Sam Harris about why leaving social media was the best decision he’s made in a decade.  Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at letters@cafe.com, or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Me...

On the CAFE Insider docket:  – President Joe Biden’s decision to pardon his son, Hunter, despite vowing not to; and – President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of his ally, Kash Patel, as FBI Director. We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at letters@cafe.com with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce.  Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com ....

On the CAFE Insider docket: – Special counsel Jack Smith’s motions to dismiss the criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump and U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan’s order granting Smith’s request in the election interference prosecution in D.C.; – The adjournment of sentencing for Trump’s Manhattan conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records; – Trump’s selection of former Flori...

Two years ago, Donald Trump unveiled five free speech initiatives he aims to implement in his next presidency. Are they a bold defense of the First Amendment, or do they pose risks to the very freedoms they aim to protect?  First Amendment lawyer and former president of Columbia University, Lee Bollinger, joins Elie Honig to examine the legal and constitutional implications of these proposals...

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, chess grandmaster and human rights activist Garry Kasparov discusses reporting that Trump will seek retribution against those involved in the US withdrawal in Afghanistan.  Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at letters@cafe.com, or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicema...

Preet, Joyce, and the CAFE team are celebrating the 300th episode of the CAFE Insider podcast. Thank you for listening and for creating such an engaged community.  In this episode, Preet and Joyce discuss President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of former Rep. Matt Gaetz as Attorney General, and his recent resignation from Congress days before the expected release of an ethics report on sexu...

Why are presidents immune from criminal prosecution? Trevor Morrison is a law professor and Dean Emeritus at New York University School of Law. He joins Elie Honig to discuss the 1973 and 2000 Office of Legal Counsel Memos that laid the groundwork for presidential immunity.  This is the latest installment of a new special series of episodes exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. Each week,...

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, New York Times national politics reporter Astead Herndon discusses the impact of celebrity endorsements for Kamala Harris.  Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at letters@cafe.com, or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CA...

On the CAFE Insider docket:  – How Trump’s return to the White House will likely mark the end of his criminal prosecutions, with the federal election interference case and sentencing in Manhattan already facing new delays;  – Trump’s ongoing nominations of cabinet members and other high-profile positions, and his request that candidates vying to replace Republican leader Mitch McConnell...

How will Donald Trump’s return to the White House impact his four criminal prosecutions? What will Trump’s Department of Justice look like? And how might Trump further shape the Supreme Court? Barb McQuade, CAFE Contributor and former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, joins Elie Honig to discuss the rule of law under Trump’s second term.  This is the latest installment of a...

Political journalist Marisa Lagos has been covering vice president Kamala Harris since the start of her political career as San Francisco District Attorney to California Attorney General to her time in the White House. She joins CAFE Contributor Elie Honig to discuss Harris’s record as a prosecutor and how she became the star politician we know today.  This is the latest installment of a new...

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet breaks down the Logan Act and whether it could be used against former president Donald Trump.  Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at letters@cafe.com, or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Po...

On the CAFE Insider docket:  – What would a Trump Justice Department look like this time around; – Who would Trump target for political and prosecutorial revenge;  – Could he deploy the military in our streets; and – How much further to the right could he push the Supreme Court for decades to come? We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at letters@cafe.com with your su...

CAFE Contributor Asha Rangappa joins Elie Honig to break down the bipartisan efforts to get TikTok banned in the U.S. and the lawsuits TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, faces—one brought by the federal government arguing TikTok violated child privacy laws and 14 more filed by state attorneys general alleging the app is harming children’s mental health. This is the latest installment of a new spe...

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet speaks with presidential historian Douglas Brinkley about college...electoral and otherwise.   Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at letters@cafe.com, or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Med...

This election season has seen a record-breaking number of voting and election-related cases filed in courts across the country. And it’s just getting started. On this week’s CAFE Insider , Joyce Vance is joined by special guest Marc Elias, while Preet is out. Marc is one of the nation's foremost election attorneys. He's served as election counsel on multiple presidential campaigns, including the K...

Jesse Weber, anchor and host at the Law & Crime Network, joins Elie Honig to discuss the criminal cases of brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez, who were convicted of first-degree murder in the ‘90s for killing their parents. Did they have a legitimate claim of imperfect self-defense based on imminent danger? Should evidence of sexual abuse been fully admissible? And should the emergence of new evi...

On the CAFE Insider docket:  – Supreme Court oral arguments in a case challenging ATF regulations of ghost guns; – Upcoming SCOTUS oral arguments in a dispute relating to the Clean Water Act that challenges the EPA’s authority to regulate pollution; and – The charges filed by the Department of Justice against a citizen of Afghanistan for allegedly plotting to carry out a terrorist attack on E...

CAFE Contributor Elie Honig reacts to listener responses to his recent article criticizing special counsel Jack Smith’s brief in his election interference case against former President Donald Trump. Then, Elie is joined by Westchester County, New York District Attorney Mimi Rocah to break down the criminal indictment of music producer Sean “Diddy” Combs on sex trafficking and racketeering charges....

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet speaks with Financial Times columnist Gillian Tett about the importance of the Federal Reserve’s independence from the president. They explore what might happen to the Fed’s autonomy if Trump is re-elected. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at letters@cafe.com, or c...

Preet and Joyce discuss special counsel Jack Smith’s brief on presidential immunity in the election interference prosecution of former President Donald Trump. The brief outlines the evidence Smith intends to present at trial and details his argument that the charges should survive Trump’s immunity challenges. Preet and Joyce also respond to CAFE Contributor Elie Honig’s article criticizing Smith a...

In this bonus from  Stay Tuned,  Preet speaks with The Atlantic staff writer David Frum about Ronald Reagan and relating to people on a human level.  Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at letters@cafe.com, or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you...

On the CAFE Insider docket:  – The indictment of Ryan Routh, who is charged with attempted assassination for targeting former President Donald Trump;  – Oral arguments before a panel of New York appellate judges in Trump’s appeal of the $489 million civil fraud judgment against him; and – Criminal charges brought against three Iranian men for hacking the email accounts of Trump’s campaig...