CAFE Insider 7/14: Pardon Me?

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🗓️ 14 July 2020

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

In this sample from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet and Anne break down President Trump’s decision to commute the sentence of his friend and advisor Roger Stone. In the full episode, they continue their discussion of Stone’s clemency and Robert Mueller’s op-ed in the Washington Post addressing the matter, the unusual circumstances under which Trump’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen is returning to federal prison, the pair of long-anticipated Supreme Court decisions concerning Trump’s personal financial records, and the congressional testimony of former U.S. Attorney for SDNY Geoff Berman. To listen to the full episode, and get access to all exclusive CAFE Insider content, including the newly launched United Security Podcast co-hosted by Lisa Monaco and Ken Wainstein, become a member and two free weeks: www.cafe.com/insider Sign up to receive the weekly CAFE Brief newsletter, featuring analysis by Elie Honig: www.cafe.com/brief References and Supplemental Materials at CAFE.com CLIP: Barr tells ABC news the Stone prosecution was “righteous,” 7/9/20 CLIP: Trump defends decision to pardon Stone, 7/11/20 White House’s statement regarding Stone’s clemency, 7/10/20 DOJ’s explainer of the difference between a pardon and a commutation Lawfare’s explainer of why the president cannot pardon himself, 6/20/18 Bill Barr’s 2018 memo to Rod Rosenstein outlining his theory of “obstruction,” 6/8/18 “Roger Stone remains a convicted felon, and rightly so,” Robert Mueller, Washington Post, 7/11/20 “Graham to call Mueller to testify before Senate Judiciary Committee,” New York Times, 7/12/20 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, it's been quite a week.
0:04.1	On Friday, President Trump commuted the sentence of his longtime friend and advisor Roger
0:07.6	Stone, freeing him just days before he was set to go to federal prison.
0:11.9	And the Supreme Court decided two major cases concerning Trump's personal financial records,
0:16.3	clearing the way for prosecutors in New York to subpoena his taxes.
0:19.8	Meanwhile, Jeff Burman, my successor as U.S. attorney for SDNY, who was fired last month
0:24.5	following a standoff with Bill Barr, testified before the House Judiciary Committee.
0:28.4	I talk about all this and more with Anne Milgram on the Cafe Insider podcast.
0:32.8	Today we're making a clip from the most recent episode available in the stay tuned feed.
0:36.6	To listen to our full conversation and access all other Kathy Insider content, including
0:41.3	the newly launched United Security podcast with Lisa Monaco and Ken Wainstein, try the membership
0:46.6	free for two weeks.
0:48.2	You can do that at cafe.com slash insider.
0:51.1	That's cafe.com slash insider.
0:54.0	College students with a valid.edu email qualify for a special discount.
0:58.2	And at the cafe.com slash student and sign up at a special rate.
1:02.2	Again, that's cafe.com slash student.
1:05.4	We look forward to having you as a part of the insider community.
1:09.4	All right, so should we start with what was kind of expected, but still upsetting for
1:18.1	people who still care about non selective application of the law.
1:23.2	And that is the commutation of Roger Stone.
1:26.4	There should recall Roger Stone close associate of the president, but was charged by a grand
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