CAFE Insider 12/19: Obstruction at the Insurrection

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🗓️ 19 December 2023

⏱️ 14 minutes

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In this excerpt from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance break down the Supreme Court’s decision to grant review in a case that concerns the scope of the obstruction statute prosecutors have used to charge January 6 rioters and Donald Trump. In the full episode, Preet and Joyce discuss: – The vote by House Republicans to formally launch an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden; – The Supreme Court’s decision to grant review in a case that involves potential restrictions on the abortion drug Mifepristone; – The expedited schedule set by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in Trump’s appeal of the lower court’s rejection of his absolute immunity defense in the election subversion criminal case; – A federal jury’s decision to order Rudy Giuliani to pay $148 million in damages for defaming two Georgia election workers; and – A federal appeals court panel’s rejection of former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’s request to move his Georgia criminal charges from state court to federal court. Stay informed. For analysis of the most important legal and political issues of our time, become a member of CAFE Insider: www.cafe.com/insider. You’ll get access to full episodes of the podcast, and other exclusive content. This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey folks, Preet here.
0:03.2	The Supreme Court concluded 2023 with significant developments.
0:07.3	The justice has granted review in two major cases.
0:10.4	The first involves potential restrictions on the abortion drug Mifipristone.
0:15.0	The second case concerns the scope of the obstruction statute prosecutors have used to charge January 6th
0:19.4	rioters and Donald Trump.
0:21.8	In other news, Jack Smith is trying to get answers as to the viability of Trump's
0:25.8	absolute immunity defense in the election subversion case.
0:29.5	The matter is currently before the DC Circuit Court of Appeals and could soon be taken up by the
0:33.7	Supreme Court. Meanwhile a federal appeals panel rejected former Trump
0:37.4	White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows request to move his Georgia
0:40.7	criminal charges from state court to federal court.
0:44.4	And a jury has ordered Rudy Giuliani to pay $148 million in damages
0:49.1	for defaming to Georgia election workers.
0:51.6	Joyce Vance and I discuss all that and more on the
0:54.2	Cafe Insider Podcast. To hear our full conversation and access all other Cafe
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1:09.0	We look forward to having you as a part of the insider community.
1:13.0	Second Supreme Court case, currently different context, that has implications for hundreds of criminal defendants in this country
1:26.4	and one criminal defendant in particular by the name of Donald J Trump.
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