Oversight v. Overreach at DOJ

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🗓️ 17 February 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

In an excerpt from this week’s Insider podcast episode, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss Attorney General Pam Bondi’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee about DOJ’s handling of the Epstein files. In the full episode, Preet and Joyce discuss: – The Justice Department’s failure to secure an indictment of a group of Democratic members of Congress over a video reminding military service members of their duty to refuse illegal orders; – The Trump administration’s announcement that it is ending stepped-up ICE operations in Minnesota; and – The unsealing of an affidavit used to justify the FBI’s search of an election office in Fulton County, Georgia, as part of the Trump administration’s investigation into debunked allegations of election fraud in the county. CAFE Insiders click HERE to listen to the full analysis. Not an Insider? Join a community of reasoned voices in unreasonable times. Insiders get access to full episodes of the Insider 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey folks, Preet here. Joyce Vance and I are out with a new episode of The Insider podcast.
0:06.5	First, we discuss the Justice Department's failure to indict a group of Democratic members
0:11.0	of Congress. Then we break down Attorney General Pam Bondi's testimony before the House Judiciary Committee
0:15.9	about DOJ's handling of the Epstein files. And finally, we turn to the news that the Trump administration is ending its stepped-up
0:22.8	ICE operations in Minnesota, and we're learning more about the investigation into debunked
0:27.8	allegations of election fraud in Fulton County, Georgia.
0:31.5	If you're a member of Cafe Insider, head to the insider feed or click the link in the show
0:35.9	notes of this podcast to hear the full analysis.
0:38.6	Stay tuned, listeners. Stick around for an excerpt from our conversation.
0:42.5	Members of Insider help support our work and get access to full episodes and other subscriber benefits.
0:47.5	We're living in unreasonable times. So join our community of reasonable voices.
0:53.0	Head to cafe.com slash insider or stay tuned.
0:56.9	Dotubstack.com.
0:58.8	Now, on to the show.
1:02.9	So let's move on to something else that happened last week.
1:06.9	And I have appreciated the admonition from a member of the Trump cabinet, and I'm taking it seriously.
1:13.8	So I think you and I, rather than talking about any particular hearing that took place in the House of Representatives last week, should instead talk about how great it is.
1:23.6	The Dow is at, quote, $50,000.
1:27.2	The Dow is over $50,000.
1:29.6	I don't know why you're laughing.
1:30.8	You're a great stock trader, as I hear Raskin.
1:33.4	The Dow is over $50,000 right now.
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