The Indictment State of Mind (with Chuck Rosenberg)

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🗓️ 24 August 2023

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Chuck Rosenberg, a veteran of the Justice Department, has held many roles including US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Acting Administrator of the DEA, and Chief of Staff and Counsel to two FBI Directors. He and Preet discuss the four Trump prosecutions, the unusual developments in the Hunter Biden investigation, and whether the repeated use of special counsels undermines the integrity of the Justice Department. Don’t miss the Insider bonus, where Preet and Rosenberg explain how prosecutors put the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) into practice. To listen, try the membership for just $1 for one month: cafe.com/insider. For show notes and a transcript of the episode head to: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned/indictment-state-of-mind-with-chuck-rosenberg/ Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with the hashtag #AskPreet, email us your questions and comments at staytuned@cafe.com, or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Senior Editorial Producer: Adam Waller; Technical Director: David Tatasciore; Audio Producer: Matthew Billy; Editorial Producer: Noa Azulai Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	From Cafe and the Vox Media Podcast Network, welcome to Stay Tuned.
0:06.0	I'm Pete Barara.
0:08.0	I wouldn't have charged either case if I were Jack Smith,
0:12.0	unless I believed that I would win a conviction at trial.
0:16.0	So it's like trying to choose a favorite child.
0:20.0	You would hope he has confidence and faith in both.
0:24.0	And I still think the January 6 case is the most compelling.
0:30.0	That's Chuck Rosenberg.
0:34.0	He's had a distinguished career in law enforcement, serving as the US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia,
0:40.0	and later for the Southern District of Texas.
0:42.0	He also served two FBI directors, Robert Mueller and James Comey, and he's also been the Head of the DEA.
0:50.0	As the criminal cases against Trump unfold and continue to dominate the headlines,
0:54.0	we reflect on where we stand and what's to come.
0:57.0	We also try to make sense of the unusual developments in the Hunter Biden case
1:01.0	and debate whether repeatedly resorting to special councils undermines the integrity of the Justice Department.
1:06.0	And as a note, as you might expect, we've got a ton of listener questions this week about the Trump prosecutions
1:12.0	and the Hunter Biden investigation.
1:14.0	We'll cover most, if not all, of that ground in my conversation with Chuck Rosenberg.
1:18.0	That's coming up Stay Tuned.
1:28.0	Chuck Rosenberg is a friend and trusted former colleague of mine at the Justice Department,
1:37.0	where we both served as US attorneys.
1:39.0	He joins me to make sense of the cases against Trump and Hunter Biden that are shaping our politics
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