CAFE Insider 5/12: Water Under the Bridgegate

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🗓️ 12 May 2020

⏱️ 14 minutes

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In this clip from the latest episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, "Water Under the Bridgegate," co-hosts Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram break down the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in Kelly v. United States to overturn the fraud convictions of two members of former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s administration — and the implications of that decision on the future of public corruption prosecutions. Listen to the full episode with a free two-week trial of the CAFE Insider membership. REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS BRIDGEGATE Kelly v. United States (2020), the unanimous Supreme Court decision overturning the convictions of former NJ Governor Chris Christie’s associates for their roles in Bridgegate McDonnell v. United States (2015), Supreme Court precedent which narrowed the legal definition of public corruption Skilling v. United States (2009), the Supreme Court case concerning the Enron scandal which significantly curtailed the scope of the “honest services” fraud statute 18 U.S. Code § 1343, Fraud by wire, radio, or television 18 U.S. Code § 666, Theft or bribery concerning programs receiving Federal funds 18 U.S. Code § 241, Conspiracy against rights Doing Justice, Preet’s book, in which he discusses prosecuting bad behavior under imperfect statutes President Trump’s tweet congratulating Chris Christie on the Kelly decision, 5/7/20 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This week, the fallout continues from Attorney General Bill Barr's unprecedented decision
0:05.2	to dismiss the DOJ's case against Michael Flynn.
0:08.2	Meanwhile on Thursday, the Supreme Court unanimously overturned the federal fraud convictions of
0:12.4	two members of former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's administration for their roles
0:16.2	in the infamous 2013 Bridgegate scandal.
0:19.6	Also on Thursday, charges were finally brought against a white father and son in the killing
0:24.3	of Amal Arbery, an unarmed 25-year-old African-American man who was shot to death while on a jog
0:29.6	through his hometown in suburban Georgia.
0:31.9	I talk about all this and more with Anne Milgram on the Cafe Insider podcast.
0:36.4	Today, we're making a clip from the most recent episode available in the stay tuned feed.
0:40.6	To listen to our full conversation and access all other Cafe Insider content, try the
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0:47.6	You can do that at cafe.com slash insider.
0:50.6	That's cafe.com slash insider.
0:53.6	And now, college students with a valid.edu email qualify for a special discount.
0:59.4	Get to cafe.com slash student and sign up at a special rate.
1:03.2	Again, that's cafe.com slash student.
1:06.0	We look forward to having you as a part of the insider community.
1:14.3	There is finally a bit of closure on another sort of sensational criminal case from the
1:20.1	last few years involving Bridgegate.
1:23.8	Supreme Court, in a case called Kelly V. United States, last week ruled unanimously that the
1:30.9	convictions of two people who were senior officials in the government in New Jersey could
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