CAFE Insider 12/15: Barr, Bye

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🗓️ 16 December 2020

⏱️ 14 minutes

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In this sample from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet and Anne react to Attorney General Bill Barr’s resignation and reflect on his legacy. In the full episode, Preet and Anne discuss the Electoral College vote yesterday that formalized President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, the Supreme Court’s rejection of an attempt by the Texas Attorney General to block vote certification in four states that voted for Biden, and the federal investigation of Hunter Biden’s taxes. 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: Attorney General Bill Barr resignation letter, 12/14/20 President Trump tweet, 12/14/20 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, as usual, another busy news week to make sense of.
0:06.0	Yesterday, the Electoral College voted to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory
0:09.4	to become the next president of the United States.
0:12.0	Still, President Trump and his allies continued to challenge the election results, though time
0:16.8	has essentially run out.
0:18.9	Also yesterday, Bill Barr resigned, ending his tenure as Attorney General, which was widely
0:23.0	criticized for politicizing the Department of Justice.
0:26.2	Meanwhile, the Supreme Court rejected an effort from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
0:29.9	to block vote certification in four states that voted for Biden.
0:33.6	This decision marked Trump's second loss in the court that week, and Hunter Biden announced
0:38.4	that his taxes are under federal investigation.
0:41.2	And Millgram and I discussed this and more on the Cafe Insider podcast.
0:45.5	Today, we're sharing a clip from the episode with listeners of Stay Tune.
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1:10.9	We look forward to having you as a part of the insider community.
1:16.8	Everyone has some line, other than Trump.
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