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Stay Tuned with Preet

Vindictive Prosecution? Comey & Abrego Garcia

Stay Tuned with Preet

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Society & Culture, Politics, Government, News

4.832.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

The FBI has reportedly discussed staging a “perp walk” with former FBI Director Jim Comey. In an excerpt from this week’s Insider episode, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss the legality of publicly arresting a high-profile criminal defendant and how this spectacle could help Comey’s defense. In the full episode, Preet and Joyce discuss the next steps in the Comey prosecution. They also break down a federal judge’s opinion in Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s criminal case, finding signs of vindictive prosecution by the government. Plus, a federal judge’s ruling blocking the Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon. 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; Audio Producer: Nat Weiner; Deputy Editor: Celine Rohr; CAFE Team: David Tatasciore, Matthew Billy, and Liana Greenway. 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 the latest episode of The Insider podcast.

0:06.8

Today we break down the reports that FBI leaders plan to stage a so-called perp walk with former FBI director James Comey.

0:13.9

Then we turn to a federal judge's opinion in Kilmar-Abrego-Garcia's criminal case, finding signs of vindictive prosecution by the government.

0:21.3

Finally, we discuss a federal judge's ruling blocking the Trump administration from

0:25.6

deploying National Guard troops in Oregon. If you're a member of Cafe Insider, head to the

0:30.6

insider feed or click the link in the show notes of this podcast to hear the full analysis.

0:35.4

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

0:40.0

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

0:44.7

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

0:51.4

Now, on to the show.

0:55.8

Now here's an issue that I think we previewed, or at least I previewed on Jensaki's show on

1:02.2

MSNBC a week or two ago. And that was the decision of how to effectuate the taking

1:10.6

into custody of Jim Comey if you were going to be indicted.

1:14.9

And generally speaking, there's a few things. And Barb McQuade has written about this,

1:18.6

and I think you have written and talked about this. So we should explain some basics to folks

1:22.1

so they understand what is and what is not normal and what is or what is not fair.

1:27.0

In garden variety cases that are covert,

1:30.1

right, you're investigating members of the mob, you're investigating gun traffickers,

1:35.1

you're investigating human traffickers, and you have wiretaps or whatever other evidence

1:39.7

you have cooperating witnesses, the usual range of pieces of evidence. You go to the grand jury in secret.

1:46.2

You obtain a grand jury indictment under seal. You ask for arrest warrants. You did that. I did that.

1:52.4

I don't know an exact process in your district in Alabama. But we would go to the magistrate judge.

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