CAFE Insider 9/8: Losers & Suckers

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🗓️ 8 September 2020

⏱️ 18 minutes

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In this sample from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet and Anne break down allegations that Postmaster General Louis DeJoy carried out a straw-donor scheme prior to his tenure at the United States Postal Service. In the full episode, Preet and Anne discuss Attorney General Bill Barr’s CNN interview last week where he made dubious claims about voter fraud, among other election-related issues, Mississippi Attorney General’s dismissal of the case against Curtis Flowers, a Black man who spent 23 years in jail and was tried 6 times for allegedly murdering 4 people in 1996, and more. To listen to the full episode, and get access to all exclusive CAFE Insider content, including the newly launched United Security and Cyber Space podcasts, 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: “Louis DeJoy’s rise as GOP fundraiser was powered by contributions from company workers who were later reimbursed, former employees say,” WaPo, 9/6/20 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, another busy week of politically charged legal news making the headlines.
0:06.2	Yesterday, the House Oversight and Reform Committee launched an investigation into a possible
0:10.3	straw donor scheme allegedly carried out by Postmaster General Louis de Joy prior to his
0:15.4	tenure at the U.S. Postal Service.
0:17.8	Meanwhile Attorney General Bill Barr appeared on CNN last week making dubious claims about
0:21.5	voter fraud among other election-related issues.
0:24.7	And the Mississippi Attorney General's office has dismissed the case against Curtis Flowers,
0:28.7	a black man who spent 23 years in jail and was tried six times for allegedly murdering
0:33.6	four people in 1996.
0:36.0	And and I discuss all this and more on the Cafe Insider podcast.
0:39.4	Today we're sharing a clip from the episode with listeners of Stay Tuned.
0:43.0	To hear our full conversation and access all other Cafe Insider content, including the
0:47.1	newly launched United Security and CyberSpace podcasts, try the membership free for two
0:51.8	weeks.
0:52.8	You can do that at cafe.com slash insider.
0:55.4	That's cafe.com slash insider.
0:57.7	College students with a valid.edu email qualify for a discount.
1:01.6	Head to cafe.com slash student and sign up at a lower rate.
1:05.4	Again, that's cafe.com slash student.
1:08.0	We look forward to having you as part of the insider community.
1:14.1	Speaking of generals of the non-military sort, the Postmaster General Louis de Joy is
1:19.6	back in the news on an issue that was kind of interesting.
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