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Bongino for FBI & DOGE Email Feb 25, 2025

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In an excerpt from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance break down President Donald Trump’s controversial appointment of conservative podcaster and former Fox News host Dan Bongino as Deputy Director of the FBI.

In the full episode, Preet and Joyce discuss:

– Trump’s nomination of Ed Martin, a former defense lawyer for January 6 defendants, as D.C. U.S. Attorney; and

– DOGE initiatives causing uncertainty and confusion among federal employees, including an email requesting information about the work that staff completed the prior week.

Joyce also analyzes a federal judge’s decision to adjourn New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s criminal fraud trial and appoint an independent attorney to argue against dismissal of the charges.

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Dictators All Around Me (with Jonathan Capehart & Susan Glasser) Feb 24, 2025

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Three years after the start of the Russia-Ukraine war and one month into Donald Trump’s presidency, tensions between the two countries are escalating once again. President Trump recently spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the state of the war, notably excluding Ukraine from the conversation. Host of MSNBC’s “The Saturday/Sunday Show” Jonathan Capehart and The New Yorker staff writer Susan Glasser join Preet to discuss.

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What Are You Worth in America? (with Michael Sandel) Feb 20, 2025

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Michael Sandel is a professor of political philosophy at Harvard University. He’s also the author of several publications, including his latest, Equality: What It Means and Why It Matters. Sandel joins Preet to discuss what human nature can tell us about our government, how higher education can foster free expression, and dealing with moral disagreements in our politics.

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Resignations Rock DOJ Feb 18, 2025

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Is the Trump Justice Department establishing a precedent that those who promote the administration’s agenda can evade criminal accountability?

In an excerpt from the CAFE Insider podcast, Joyce Vance and CAFE Contributor Elie Honig, former SDNY Assistant U.S. Attorney, break down the alleged quid pro quo between the Trump administration and NYC Mayor Eric Adams.

In a recent letter, former interim SDNY U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon accused acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove of seeking dismissal of the Adams case to further President Trump’s hardline immigration policies.

In the full episode, Joyce and Elie further discuss the turmoil at DOJ stemming from the Adams case:

– The resignations of Sassoon, Assistant U.S. Attorney Hagan Scotten, and leaders of DOJ’s public integrity unit after they refused to comply with Bove’s demands; and

– The procedure for federal prosecutors to seek dismissal of criminal charges and the upcoming court hearing on the Adams dismissal request.

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Democracy’s Tipping Point (with Francis Fukuyama) Feb 13, 2025

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Does human nature push us towards democracy or autocracy? Renowned political scientist Francis Fukuyama, author of The End of History and The Last Man, joins Preet to discuss attacks on the civil service, the crisis of trust in America, and where history is now headed.

Then, Preet answers questions about the iconic “Princess Bride,” his transition from the U.S. Attorneys Office to the Senate Judiciary Committee, and whether we’re in the midst of a constitutional crisis.

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Coup, There It Isn’t Feb 11, 2025

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How are federal judges reining in President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency? In an excerpt from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance break down the legal challenges to DOGE’s initiatives.

In the full episode, Preet and Joyce discuss:

– The Trump White House policy loosening guidelines that limited communications with DOJ prosecutors about specific cases; and

– The memos issued by Attorney General Pam Bondi outlining DOJ’s priorities, as set by President Donald Trump.

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Surviving the Trump News Cycle (with Charlie Warzel) Feb 10, 2025

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Being online seems worse than it used to. Can we solve that? Preet speaks with The Atlantic’s Charlie Warzel, who writes about technology, media, and politics. They discuss legacy media, MAGA-era disinformation, and how the internet helps us justify our own beliefs.

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DeepSeek & the AI Arms Race (with Reid Hoffman) Feb 06, 2025

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Reid Hoffman is the co-founder of LinkedIn and a leading voice in AI innovation. He’s out with a new book, Superagency: What Could Possibly Go Right with Our AI Future? Hoffman joins Preet to discuss how he thinks AI can help us be more human, why DeepSeek had Silicon Valley in a frenzy, and Hoffman’s latest venture: using AI to cure cancer.

Plus, Preet breaks down why over a dozen FBI agents are suing the Trump administration, how to be a public servant in the Trump era, and why going to law school is still a good idea.

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Trump’s FBI Loyalty Test Feb 04, 2025

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Is President Donald Trump asking FBI staff to prove their loyalty to him and not the Constitution? In an excerpt from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance break down Trump’s retaliation tactics against federal law enforcement officials for investigating and prosecuting crimes related to January 6.

In the full episode, Preet and Joyce discuss Trump’s purge of DOJ prosecutors and FBI leadership. They also break down:

– Trump’s attempt to downsize the federal workforce by offering “deferred resignation” to millions of civil servants; and

– Trump’s decision to temporarily freeze many federal grants and loans.

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Is Trump Winning or Spinning? (with Mark Leibovich & Catherine Rampell) Feb 03, 2025

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DEI, Colombia, deportations, Greenland, inflation — it doesn’t end. The Washington Post’s Catherine Rampell and The Atlantic’s Mark Leibovich join Preet to break down what’s actually happening two weeks into Trump’s second presidency.

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