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Stay Tuned with Preet

Kristi Noem, Law Firms & No-Knock Warrants

Stay Tuned with Preet

Vox Media Podcast Network

Politics, Government, News, Society & Culture

4.8 • 32.4K Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Why did the Justice Department move forward with defending President Trump’s executive orders targeting law firms after abandoning its appeal just one day earlier? In an excerpt from this week’s Insider episode, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance break down the Justice Department’s reversal. In the full episode, Preet and Joyce discuss: – President Trump’s firing of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem; – The Justice Department’s reversal of a Biden-era policy restricting “no-knock” warrants; and – The Justice Department’s reported failure to build a criminal case against President Biden over his use of an autopen to sign official documents. CAFE Insiders click HERE to listen to the full analysis.  Not an Insider? Now more than ever, it’s critical to stay tuned. To join a community of reasoned voices in unreasonable times, become an Insider today. You’ll get access to full episodes of the podcast and other exclusive content. Head to cafe.com/insider or staytuned.substack.com/subscribe.  Subscribe to our YouTube channel. This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network.  Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Supervising Producer: Jake Kaplan; Associate Producer: Claudia Hernández; Senior Audio Producer: Matthew Billy; CAFE Team: Celine Rohr, Nat Weiner, Jennifer Indig, and Liana Greenway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:04.8

Hey folks, Preet here. Joyce Vance and I are out with a new episode of The Insider podcast.

1:10.2

This week we discussed President Trump's ongoing targeting of law firms and the firing of DHS Secretary Christie No.

1:17.2

Then we turn to DOJ's reversal of a Biden-era policy restricting no-knock warrants,

1:22.1

and the department's reported failure to build a criminal case against President Biden over his use of the auto pen.

1:28.2

If you're a member of Cafe Insider, head to the insider feed or click the link in the show notes of this podcast to hear the full analysis.

1:36.3

Stay tuned, listeners. Stick around for an excerpt from our conversation.

1:40.6

Members of Insider help support our work and get access to full episodes and other subscriber benefits.

1:46.7

We are living in unreasonable times. So join our community of reasonable voices.

1:52.1

Head to cafe.com slash insider or stay tuned.substack.com.

1:56.8

Now, on to the show.

2:02.2

What's your understanding choice from the reporting and otherwise, as to why on Monday they wanted to abandon the appeal, and on Tuesday, they wanted to proceed with it?

2:11.9

So, I have seen no reporting explaining the turnaround, but intuitively, it has to be this. The solicitor general

2:21.3

realized that this was an indefensible position for the government to be in and decided to drop

2:26.7

the appeal. That's really the only reason you see the government drop an appeal like this

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