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New York City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted Wednesday night by federal prosecutors. The bombshell charges include bribery, conspiracy, wire fraud, and soliciting illegal foreign campaign contributions. This episode kicks off a new series of special episodes for members of CAFE Insider . Each week, Insiders will get a second episode of the podcast co-hosted by Elie Honig and other CAFE contributors...

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet speaks with Mueller investigation lawyers Aaron Zebley and Andrew Goldstein about the prosecution of Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen.  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 i...

This week on the CAFE Insider podcast, Joyce is joined by Supreme Court expert Dahlia Lithwick, while Preet is out. Lithwick is a senior editor at Slate , where she writes about the courts and the law, and hosts the legal podcast, Amicus . Joyce and Dahlia discuss:  – Whether the Supreme Court could decide the presidential election; and – High-profile cases on the Court’s docket this term, in...

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet answers additional listener questions about Trump sentencing and the decision to prosecute Georgia’s school shooter as an adult.  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...

On the CAFE Insider docket:  – The second apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course over the weekend; – Unsealed charges against six Hamas leaders for their role in planning and carrying out the October 7 attack on Israel last year; and – Hate crime, solicitation of murder, and terrorism charges filed against two leaders of the Terrorgram Colle...

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, longtime political strategist and Lincoln Project co-founder Rick Wilson discusses how misinformation is driving Donald Trump’s campaign — and could backfire.  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 Tune...

Preet and Joyce speak with Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine, in front of a live audience at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin, Texas.  Goldberg discusses his new book, On Heroism: McCain, Milley, Mattis, and the Cowardice of Donald Trump , which includes his reporting on Republican leaders and top White House officials who stood up to Trump while he was president,...

Is there such a thing as an ethical billionaire? Preet discusses with investor and writer Ruchir Sharma in this bonus from Stay Tuned .  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...

On the CAFE Insider docket:  – The superseding indictment against former President Donald Trump in the election interference case brought by special counsel Jack Smith in D.C.;  – Smith’s brief urging the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to reinstate the charges against Trump in the classified documents case in Florida, which U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon recently threw out; and – The c...

In a new episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet Bharara is joined by guest co-host Barb McQuade. Barb served as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan from 2010 to 2017. She is a CAFE contributor, a law professor at the University of Michigan Law School, and a legal analyst for NBC News & MSNBC. On the CAFE Insider docket:  – Criminal charges filed against five individ...

In this Insider bonus from Stay Tuned , Preet speaks with Iran expert Karim Sadjadpour about Iran’s motives for targeting US politics—from hacking campaigns to assassinating 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...

On the CAFE Insider docket:  – The possible legal ramifications if former President Donald Trump decides to replace his running mate, Senator JD Vance;  – U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan’s decision-making and scheduling now that she has regained control over the election interference case brought by special counsel Jack Smith, and her order rejecting Trump’s motion to dismiss the indic...

In this Insider bonus from Stay Tuned , Preet speaks with legal scholar and former White House Counsel Bob Bauer about the potential legal attacks on the 2024 election results. 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 bro...

On this episode of CAFE Insider , Preet and Joyce are joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Carol Leonnig, who, along with her team at the Washington Post , recently uncovered a secret criminal investigation into whether former President Donald Trump received money from the Egyptian government in violation of campaign finance laws. Leonnig, author of the book, Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of t...

In this Insider bonus from Stay Tuned , Preet speaks with political historian Joanne Freeman about Vice President Kamala Harris’s prospects in the upcoming presidential election. 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 b...

On the CAFE Insider docket: – President Joe Biden’s proposed Supreme Court reforms, including term limits for justices, an ethics code, and a Constitutional amendment declaring that former presidents do not have immunity from criminal prosecution; – Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s brief urging a New York judge to uphold former President Donald Trump’s Manhattan conviction, arguing the Supreme Court’s r...

Notes from CAFE contributors are moving to a new podcast feed called “The Counsel.” Every Wednesday, The Counsel will feature a new Note from Joyce Vance, Barb McQuade, Asha Rangappa, and Rachel Barkow. And on Fridays, you’ll hear from Elie Honig. The goal is to bring you more news analysis at the intersection of law and politics each week. If you haven’t yet followed this podcast, subscribe to “T...

In this bonus from Stay Tuned , Jonathan Karl, the Chief Washington Correspondent for ABC News, discusses what a Kamala Harris presidency might look like.  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 C...

Notes from CAFE contributors are moving to a new podcast feed called “The Counsel.” You can subscribe here . Every Wednesday, The Counsel will feature a new Note from Joyce Vance, Barb McQuade, Asha Rangappa, and Rachel Barkow. And on Fridays, you’ll hear from Elie Honig. The goal is to bring you more news analysis at the intersection of law and politics each week. If you haven’t yet followed this...

In this bonus from Stay Tuned , Preet and Joyce discuss the resignation of Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle after her testimony before the House Oversight Committee about the failed assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Listen to the special Stay Tuned episode , featuring Preet and Joyce in conversation with UCLA law professor and founder of Election Law Blog Rick Hasen a...

Notes from CAFE contributors have moved to a new podcast feed called “The Counsel.” You can subscribe in your favorite podcast app by clicking here . Every Wednesday, The Counsel will feature a new Note from Joyce Vance, Barb McQuade, Asha Rangappa, and Rachel Barkow. And on Fridays, you’ll hear from Elie Honig. The goal is to bring you more news analysis at the intersection of law and politics ea...

In this bonus from Stay Tuned , New York Times columnist and host Ezra Klein joins Preet to discuss what a Trump-Vance presidency might look like.  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...

Starting next week, Notes from CAFE contributors are moving to a new podcast feed called “The Counsel.” You can subscribe to "The Counsel" in your favorite podcast app by clicking here . Every Wednesday, The Counsel will feature a new Note from Joyce Vance, Barb McQuade, Asha Rangappa, and Rachel Barkow. And on Fridays, you’ll hear from Elie Honig. The goal is to bring you more news analysis at th...

In this bonus from Stay Tuned , Preet and Joyce Vance discuss federal district court Judge Aileen Cannon’s decision to dismiss Trump’s classified documents case in Florida. Listen to the special Stay Tuned episode , featuring Preet and Joyce in conversation with former NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence & Counterterrorism John Miller. They discuss the failed assassination attempt on form...

Starting next week, Notes from CAFE contributors are moving to a new podcast feed called “The Counsel.” You can subscribe to The Counsel in your favorite podcast app by clicking here . Every Wednesday, "The Counsel" will feature a new Note from Joyce Vance, Barb McQuade, Asha Rangappa, and Rachel Barkow. And on Fridays, you’ll hear from Elie Honig. The goal is to bring you more news analysis at th...