CAFE Insider 12/1: Pardons, Proof, and the Pandemic

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🗓️ 1 December 2020

⏱️ 14 minutes

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In this sample from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet and Anne break down the Trump campaign’s latest failed efforts to block vote certification in battleground states, and Trump’s claim that Biden must prove that his votes were not “illegally obtained.” In the full episode, Preet and Anne discuss Trump’s pardon of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, the extent of the president’s pardon powers, the Supreme Court ruling that struck down New York’s COVID-19 restrictions on houses of worship, and more. To listen to the full episode and get access to all exclusive CAFE Insider content, including audio notes from Preet and Elie Honig and the United Security and Cyber Space podcasts, try out the membership free for two weeks: www.cafe.com/insider Sign up to receive the weekly CAFE Brief newsletter, featuring analysis by Elie Honig: www.cafe.com/brief This podcast is produced by CAFE Studios. Tamara Sepper – Executive Producer; Adam Waller – Senior Editorial Producer; Matthew Billy – Audio Producer; Jake Kaplan – Editorial Producer REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS: Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. v. Secretary Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Third Circuit Court of Appeals, opinion, 11/27/20 Donald Trump for President, Inc. v. Kathy Boockvar, U.S. District Court, Middle District Pennsylvania, opinion, 11/21/20 The Honorable Mike Kelly v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, opinion, 11/28/20 President Trump tweet, 11/27/20 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey folks, another busy week of politically charged legal news making the headlines.
0:06.5	Last week President Trump pardoned former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, prompting
0:10.4	Democrats to call the move an abusive power.
0:13.3	Meanwhile Trump suffered more election litigation setbacks as courts continue to reject his
0:17.6	campaign's efforts to block vote certification in battleground states.
0:22.3	And the Supreme Court struck down New York's COVID-19 restrictions on houses of worship,
0:27.0	citing religious freedom violations.
0:29.3	And and I discuss all this and more on the Cafe Insider podcast.
0:33.0	Today we're sharing a clip from the episode with listeners of Stay Tuned.
0:36.5	To hear our full conversation and access all other Cafe Insider content, try the membership
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0:42.8	You can do that at cafe.com slash insider.
0:45.8	That's cafe.com slash insider.
0:48.6	College students with a valid.edu email can head to cafe.com slash student and sign up
0:53.8	at a lower rate.
0:55.1	Again, that's cafe.com slash student.
0:58.1	We look forward to having you as part of the insider community.
1:01.4	And one programming note, I'll be joined by my friend Bill Browder on December 10th at
1:05.9	5 p.m. Eastern time for a special Zoom conversation.
1:09.4	To sign up for that free event, go to cafe.com slash preet.
1:12.8	That's cafe.com slash preet.
1:15.6	All right, so election litigation.
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