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.@barbmcquade.bsky.social lays out key questions to ask AG Pam Bondi about the Epstein investigation ahead of her next appearance before the House Oversight Committee. Take notes, @oversightdemocrats.bsky.social. Read: cafe.visitlink.me/FZUwE1
Here are some tips for members of Congress when AG Pam Bondi appears for her deposition to discuss her botched release of the Epstein files. Survivors deserve the facts. substack.com/@barbmcquade...
“I would have been embarrassed to have to sign this brief.” - @joycewhitevance.bsky.social reacts to DOJ’s reversal and decision to defend President Trump’s EOs targeting law firms. Listen to a new @cafedotcom.bsky.social Insider pod w/ @preetbharara.bsky.social: cafe.visitlink.me/_QzX32
"We can vote with our pocketbooks, if nothing else, to make sure those values are ones we can – literally – live with," writes @asharangappa.bsky.social.
On a new episode of the Insider podcast, @preetbharara.bsky.social and @joycewhitevance.bsky.social discuss the Clintons’ testimony about Epstein, Judge Cannon’s decision to block Jack Smith’s classified docs report, and the latest FBI firings. Listen: cafe.visitlink.me/PIayIQ
Will there be tariff refunds? On a new episode of the @cafedotcom.bsky.social Insider podcast, former US Solicitor General Don Verrilli joins @preetbharara.bsky.social & @joycewhitevance.bsky.social to discuss the SCOTUS decision striking down Trump’s tariffs. Listen: cafe.visitlink.me/r1_SKM
Why did SCOTUS strike down Trump’s tariffs? Former US Solicitor General Don Verrilli joins @preetbharara.bsky.social and me on a new episode of @cafedotcom.bsky.social Insider to break it down. Listen: cafe.visitlink.me/r1_SKM
Can a president unilaterally impose sweeping tariffs under the guise of a “national emergency”?
On the Insider podcast, former US Solicitor General Don Verrilli joins @preetbharara.bsky.social & @joycewhitevance.bsky.social to discuss the SCOTUS decision striking down Trump’s tariffs. Listen:
Trump’s global "Liberation Day" tariffs are dead. @eliehonig.bsky.social unpacks the SCOTUS ruling and what lies ahead.
Is America drifting toward a lawless society? This week, @preetbharara.bsky.social sits down with Susan Rice, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, for a candid conversation about leadership, decision-making, and what worries her most about the Trump administration.
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On a new episode of the Insider podcast, @preetbharara.bsky.social and @joycewhitevance.bsky.social discuss the failed indictments of Democratic lawmakers, AG Bondi’s defiant congressional testimony, and the end of stepped-up ICE operations in Minnesota. Listen:
When an attorney general responds to questions about Epstein victims by touting the Dow, something is very wrong. @preetbharara.bsky.social and I discuss Bondi’s congressional testimony on a new episode of @cafedotcom.bsky.social Insider. Listen: cafe.visitlink.me/lKZr85
“What’s missing here is any sense of shame.” - @joycewhitevance.bsky.social reacts to AG Pam Bondi’s defiant congressional testimony about DOJ’s mishandling of the Epstein files release. Listen to a new @cafedotcom.bsky.social Insider pod w/ @preetbharara.bsky.social: cafe.visitlink.me/lKZr85
Has Trump peaked? Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley joins @preetbharara.bsky.social to discuss the long arc of executive authority from Washington to Trump, why Minneapolis may have been Trump’s “Rubicon,” and why Trump is “the only truly unthoughtful president we’ve had.” Watch:
How might justice, public safety, and the rule of law suffer as DOJ struggles to retain and recruit prosecutors? @preetbharara.bsky.social and I discuss on a new episode of @cafedotcom.bsky.social Insider. Listen: cafe.visitlink.me/L62sdz
On a new episode of the Insider podcast, @preetbharara.bsky.social and @joycewhitevance.bsky.social discuss Ghislaine Maxwell, the latest ICE operations, DOJ’s struggles, and SCOTUS ruling in California’s gerrymandering case. Listen:
“[It’s] not good for public safety, not good for justice, [and] not good for the reputation of the Department.” - @preetbharara.bsky.social reacts to DOJ struggles to retain and recruit prosecutors. Listen to a new Insider pod w/ @joycewhitevance.bsky.social: cafe.visitlink.me/L62sdz
"It certainly appears as though the Clintons have blinked. But in doing so, they may have actually gained escalation dominance in this ongoing battle in a way that Comer wasn’t anticipating," @asharangappa.bsky.social writes.
This week, @anneapplebaum.bsky.social joins @preetbharara.bsky.social to discuss why Minneapolis has galvanized people in a way few events have in the Trump era, and why our closest allies now say the word for this moment is “rupture.”
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Public outcry pushed DOJ to investigate the killing of Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minnesota. But can we trust the outcome? @preetbharara.bsky.social and I discuss on a new episode of @cafedotcom.bsky.social Insider. Listen: cafe.visitlink.me/5S-Wgd
On a new episode of the Insider podcast, @preetbharara.bsky.social and @joycewhitevance.bsky.social break down the Alex Pretti investigation, charges against Don Lemon, the FBI’s search of an election office in Georgia & the latest Epstein files release. Listen:
“We should be careful about taking what this administration is offering as evidence of good faith in Minneapolis at face value, because often it’s fluff with no real substance.” - @joycewhitevance.bsky.social. Listen to a new Insider pod w/ @preetbharara.bsky.social: cafe.visitlink.me/5S-Wgd
Is this an inflection point for Trump? @preetbharara.bsky.social is joined by @edwardluce.bsky.social to discuss the the aftermath of the deadly shooting of Alex Pretti by border patrol agents and what comes next.
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What can Congress and we, the citizens, do to hold ICE accountable?
@preetbharara.bsky.social and @joycewhitevance.bsky.social join NY Congressman Dan Goldman to discuss accountability when institutions designed to enforce it appear unwilling or unable to do their jobs. Watch: youtu.be/fal2EErn_4g
Where is the accountability? On a new episode of the Insider podcast, @preetbharara.bsky.social and @joycewhitevance.bsky.social break down the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by border patrol agents in Minnesota.
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A leaked internal ICE memo claims agents may enter homes without a judicial warrant. This is constitutionally dangerous for all Americans, @mimirocah1.bsky.social warns.
"It should concern everyone who values privacy, liberty, and the rule of law — regardless of their views on immigration."
"After more than three decades of futile yearning for a Clinton indictment, Republicans have never seen an opportunity quite like the one the Clintons have handed them now."
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As Senato Elissa Slotkin has said, speaking out against Trump’s attack on the rule of law is the most patriotic thing we can do. My thoughts in @cafedotcom.bsky.social
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Hi there! The bonus episode was, "Can Trump Rename the Kennedy Center?" Preet answers a listener’s question about the legality of renaming the Kennedy Center to include Trump's name.
You should see it in your Insider feed from Jan. 8. If you have any trouble, please email letters@cafe.com.
What are DOJ’s “use-of-force” standards for federal agents, and were these policies followed by the officer who shot and killed Renee Good?
Former Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta joins @preetbharara.bsky.social and @joycewhitevance.bsky.social on the Insider podcast. Listen: