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Stay Tuned with Preet

CAFE Insider 5/19: IGs, Unmaskings & Insider Trading

Stay Tuned with Preet

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Society & Culture, Politics, Government, News

4.832.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2020

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

In this clip from the latest episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, "IGs, Unmaskings & Insider Trading," co-hosts Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram break down President Trump’s firing of State Department Inspector General Steve Linick amid a reported investigation into Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Listen to the full episode with a free two-week trial of the CAFE Insider membership. Please find the References and Supplemental Materials on the CAFE website. 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, the news just keeps coming especially out of Washington.

0:05.9

On Friday, President Trump fired State Department Inspector General Steve Linick, making him

0:10.1

the fourth IG that Trump has removed in just the last two months.

0:14.0

Meanwhile, the President and his allies are accusing Obama administration officials of improperly

0:18.3

unmasking Michael Flynn's identity in classified intelligence reports during the presidential

0:23.6

transition.

0:25.0

The following the DOJ's unprecedented move to dismiss the Flynn case, Judge Emmett Sullivan,

0:29.8

appointed a respected former federal judge and prosecutor to argue against the DOJ's

0:34.3

position and explore the possibility of holding Flynn in criminal contempt for perjury.

0:39.7

And on Thursday, Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr stepped down from his

0:43.3

position after Newsbroke that the FBI had seized his phone as part of an investigation into

0:47.8

possible insider trading.

0:50.0

I talk about all of this and more with Ann Milgram on the Cafe Insider podcast.

0:55.1

Today, we are sharing a clip from the most recent episode.

0:58.1

To listen to our full conversation and access all other Cafe Insider content, try the

1:02.8

membership free for two weeks.

1:05.1

You can do that at cafe.com slash insider.

1:08.1

That's cafe.com slash insider.

1:11.2

Students with a valid.edu email qualify for a special discount at cafe.com slash student.

1:17.3

We look forward to having you as a part of the insider community.

1:23.0

It appears that the inspector general, Steve Linick, was fired by the president at the

1:30.2

request of the Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo.

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