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Stay Tuned with Preet

CAFE Insider 7/25: Indictment Watch III

Stay Tuned with Preet

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🗓️ 25 July 2023

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

In this excerpt from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss the news that special counsel Jack Smith informed former President Donald Trump that he is a target in DOJ’s January 6 investigation, and they explain the criminal statutes Trump might be charged with violating. In the full episode, Preet and Joyce break down: – The order by a federal judge in Florida setting a May 2024 trial date for Trump’s classified documents criminal case; – The ruling by a federal judge in New York clarifying the jury’s decision in E. Jean Carroll’s defamation and sexual assault case against Trump; and – The charges brought by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel against 16 pro-Trump fake electors who sought to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the state. Stay informed. For analysis of the most important legal and political issues of our time, become a member of CAFE Insider. Get 40% for the first year with discount code JUSTICE. Head to: cafe.com/insider. You’ll get access to full episodes of the podcast, and other exclusive content. Discount valid through July 2023. This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network.  Check out other CAFE podcasts: Now & Then, Up Against The Mob Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey folks, Preet here. There are many developments in the cases and investigations involving former

0:06.6

President Donald Trump. Special Counsel Jack Smith has informed Trump that he is a target in DOJ's

0:12.4

January 6th investigation. Meanwhile, a federal judge in Florida has said a May 2024 trial date

0:18.7

for the classified documents criminal case, and a federal judge in New York clarified a jury's

0:23.4

recent decision in the E. Jean Carroll case. In other news, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel

0:29.2

charged 16 pro Trump fake electors who sought to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential

0:34.5

election in that state. Joyce Vance and I discuss all that and more on the Cafe Insider podcast.

0:40.8

Today we're sharing an excerpt from the episode with listeners of Stay Tune. To hear our full

0:45.9

conversation and access all other exclusive content, try the Cafe Insider membership. For a limited

0:51.9

time, we're offering a special deal. The annual membership is now 40% off for the first year.

0:57.7

To sign up, head to Cafe.com slash Insider and use the Special Discount Code Justice.

1:04.1

That's Cafe.com slash Insider discount code justice. We look forward to having you as a part of

1:11.0

the Insider community. So let's talk about the substance as we understand it. People will recall

1:20.5

that the January 6th committee did a lot of work and by multiple accounts reporting and the

1:27.0

accounts by people who are involved, it seems that it was a little bit of a kick in the rear to

1:32.0

the Department of Justice. They got its act together. Marick Garland appointed Jackson Smith,

1:36.6

a special counsel. They caught up as far as we can tell and run the CUSPA bringing this case.

1:42.2

Now the January 6th committee made a referral to the Department of Justice and named certain

1:48.5

statutes that they believed were violated by Donald Trump and others. The target letter,

1:53.9

which we have not seen, but reportedly has reference to three statutes, two of which were among

1:59.2

the referral statutes by the January 6th committee. That's conspiracy to defraud the United States

2:06.1

corrupt obstruction of an official proceeding. That we've seen that we've talked about. We can

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