The Battle Over Jack Smith’s Report

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🗓️ 7 January 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Why did Judge Aileen Cannon prohibit the release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report about his investigations into President-elect Donald Trump? Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance break down Cannon’s order and Trump’s request for the report to not be made public. In the full episode, Preet and Joyce discuss: – Trump’s upcoming sentencing for his Manhattan conviction, and the judge’s recent order revealing he will not sentence Trump to prison time; – The terror attack in New Orleans, where a man drove a truck through a crowd celebrating the new year, and the investigation into law enforcement failures and the driver’s ties to terrorist groups. CAFE Insiders click HERE to listen to the full analysis. To become a member of CAFE Insider head to cafe.com/insider. You’ll get access to full episodes of the podcast and other exclusive content. 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, Joyce Vance here.
0:04.6	President-elect Donald Trump is seeking to block special counsel Jack Smith from releasing a report about his investigations.
0:12.5	In other news, a New York judge scheduled Trump sentencing later this week on his Manhattan criminal conviction.
0:18.8	The judge also said Trump would avoid prison time.
0:22.5	And the nation continues to grapple with the terror attack in New Orleans,
0:26.0	where a man drove a truck through a crowd celebrating the new year.
0:30.4	Preet Bharara and I discuss all that and more on a new episode of the Cafe Insider podcast.
0:36.2	If you're a member of Cafe Insider, head to the insider feed or click the link in the show
0:40.9	notes of this podcast to hear the full analysis.
0:44.2	Stay tuned, listeners.
0:45.7	Stick around for an excerpt from our conversation.
0:48.7	To become a member, head to cafe.com slash insider.
0:51.8	You can try the membership for just $1 for one month. That's cafe.com slash insider. You can try the membership for just one dollar for one month. That's cafe.com
0:57.2	slash insider. Now on to the show. Shall we start with the sort of lingering, continuing, and soon to be
1:07.0	concluded saga, an odyssey of Donald Trump's legal issues?
1:13.1	You know, it sounds really sad when you put it that way.
1:17.3	You know, it is what it is. The man got reelected.
1:20.7	Who knew that running for the presidency was good enough to erase all criminal problems?
1:25.0	Well, there's some people who think that's the principal reason he ran.
1:27.5	And if that was so, then I guess it was a smart plan.
1:31.5	So Jack Smith, the man in Washington, and also in Florida, and in other places, as we reported and talked
1:38.7	about and discussed before the break, is going to leave his office, not wait to be fired.
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