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Stay Tuned with Preet

Political Retribution: From Minnesota to Georgia

Stay Tuned with Preet

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News, Society & Culture, Politics, Government

4.832.4K Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2026

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Why did the Justice Department reverse course and step in to investigate the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minnesota? In an excerpt from this week’s Insider episode, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss the latest from Minnesota, including the Pretti investigation and the criminal charges against journalist Don Lemon. In the full episode, Preet and Joyce break down the FBI’s search of an election office in Fulton County, Georgia, and the latest Epstein files release, which included over three million pages of information and revealed sensitive victim information. 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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0:00.0

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

0:06.8

First, we break down the latest from Minnesota, including the investigation into the shooting of Alex Pretti and the criminal charges against journalist Don Lemon.

0:15.0

Then we turn to the FBI's search of the election office in Fulton County, Georgia, at the center of President Trump's debunked

0:21.6

election fraud claims.

0:23.3

Finally, we discussed the latest Epstein files release, which included over 3 million pages of

0:28.5

information.

0:29.4

If you're a member of Cafe Insider, head to the insider feed, or click the link in the show notes

0:34.6

of this podcast to hear the full analysis.

0:37.4

Stay tuned, listeners.

0:38.7

Stick around for an excerpt from our conversation.

0:41.7

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

0:47.7

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

0:53.2

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

0:58.5

Now, on to the show.

1:03.0

So there are various things going on in Minnesota. Maybe we should start with an update, quick update on at the moment, with the moment with the Preti shooting and the good shooting?

1:13.1

So it's interesting to note how DOJ has been forced to evolve its position based on public opinion and public opposition.

1:21.7

And that's how we're now in a situation where the homicide of Alex Prettdy, I feel pretty comfortable saying homicide,

1:29.4

the investigation will determine if that's actually the case and what type of homicide it is,

1:35.0

murder or manslaughter. But that investigation is now being conducted by the Justice Department.

1:41.8

After the initial snafu, where DOJ took control of the scene, refused to

1:46.9

give the state of Minnesota their investigators or local folks access, and then left the

1:52.5

scene in disarray several hours later to complaints that they were going to spoil evidence.

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