
About this episode
In a new episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet Bharara is joined by guest co-host Barb McQuade. Barb served as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan from 2010 to 2017. She is a CAFE contributor, a law professor at the University of Michigan Law School, and a legal analyst for NBC News & MSNBC.
In an excerpt from the show, Preet and Barb break down the criminal charges filed against five individuals, including two doctors, in connection with the ketamine overdose death of Friends actor Matthew Perry.
In the full episode, Preet and Barb discuss:
– Former President Donald Trump’s request to postpone sentencing for his Manhattan conviction and Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s decision to defer the matter to the judge;
– Trump’s lawsuit against the Department of Justice seeking $100 million in damages from the FBI’s Mar-a-Lago search;
– Newly released government records revealing Hunter Biden solicited U.S. government assistance relating to international business deals while his father, Joe Biden, was Vice President; and
– Former Rep. George Santos’s guilty plea to wire fraud and identity theft charges.
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