CAFE Insider 7/28: Barr Fight

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🗓️ 29 July 2020

⏱️ 14 minutes

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In this sample from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet and Anne react to Attorney General Bill Barr’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee. Their analysis continues for members of CAFE Insider, with a deep dive into President Trump’s recent deployment of hundreds of federal officers to American cities as part of “Operation Legend,” and the release of Michael Cohen from prison after a federal judge called his re-imprisonment “retaliatory” in response to his plans to publish a book. 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, try out the membership free for two weeks: www.cafe.com/insider Sign up to receive the weekly CAFE Brief newsletter, featuring analysis by Elie Honig: www.cafe.com/brief REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS: VIDEO: AG Barr’s complete testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, 7/28/20 Barr’s written opening statement, 7/28/20 Preet’s live-tweeting of the hearing, including about Jim Jordan, the quality of the questioning, and what he thinks should have been asked, 7/28/20 Anne’s live-tweeting of the hearing, including about members of Congress giving speeches, Hakeem Jeffries’ questioning, and Barr’s involvement in the Roger Stone case, 7/28/20 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, on Tuesday Attorney General Bill Barr finally testified before the House
0:05.7	Judiciary Committee.
0:07.0	Barr's testimony comes just days after he and President Trump announced the deployment
0:11.0	of hundreds of additional federal agents to American cities as part of a program called
0:15.0	Operation Legend, and a conflict between protesters and federal officers in Portland,
0:19.3	Oregon continues to escalate.
0:21.7	This week brought a flurry of new litigation as local law enforcement and activist groups
0:25.0	alike try to rein in the feds.
0:28.2	Meanwhile, Michael Cohen has been released to home confinement after a federal judge called
0:31.9	the DOJs moved to return him to prison retaliatory in response to Cohen's plans to publish a book.
0:38.5	I talk about all this and more with Ann Milgram on the Cafe Insider podcast.
0:42.2	Today, we're making a clip from the most recent episode available in the stay tuned feed.
0:46.9	To listen to our full conversation and access all other Cafe Insider content, including
0:51.6	the newly launched United Security podcast with Lisa Monaco and Ken Weinstine, try the
0:56.1	membership free for two weeks.
0:58.4	You can do that at cafe.com slash insider.
1:01.5	That's cafe.com slash insider.
1:04.3	College students with a valid.edu email qualify for a special discount.
1:08.8	Head to cafe.com slash student and sign up at a special rate.
1:13.1	Again, that's cafe.com slash student.
1:15.8	We look forward to having you as part of the insider community.
1:21.0	The Attorney General of the United States has been testifying for about four and a half
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