About this episode
Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss the legality of a DOJ settlement fund related to January 6 defendants and the implications of the Trump administration's actions.
Will taxpayers be forced to fund President Trump’s “revenge tour”? On this week’s Insider podcast, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance break down the legality of the Trump administration’s $1.776 billion DOJ settlement fund to compensate January 6 defendants and allies the administration claims were victims of “weaponization.” In the full episode, Preet and Joyce discuss: – Allegations that Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche was asked to recuse from Trump matters at the Justice Department; – A DOJ lawsuit seeking to block a D.C. Bar ethics investigation into Jeffrey Clark and other Trump administration lawyers; and – A federal judge’s criticism of the Justice Department for allegedly lying to the court. This segment is available for free to listeners of Stay Tuned. To hear the full episode, become a member at cafe.com/insider or staytuned.substack.com/subscribe. You’ll also get access to other exclusive content. CAFE Insiders click HERE to listen to the full analysis. Join Preet Bharara and Barb McQuade live at the 92NY on May 31st: cafe.com/barb Subscribe to our YouTube channel. This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network. Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper…
People in this episode
Host: Preet Bharara
Guest: Joyce Vance
Topics covered
- Trump administration
- DOJ settlement fund
- January 6 defendants
- legal analysis
- ethics investigation
- government accountability
Keywords
- Trump
- DOJ
- settlement fund
- January 6
- legal issues
- ethics investigation
- government
- accountability
Sponsors
CAFE, Vox Media Podcast Network
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: DOJ
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