Was Steve Bannon’s four-month prison sentence for defying a January 6 Committee subpoena fair? 

What are the implications of a new ruling where a federal judge writes that former President Donald Trump made false allegations of voter fraud in a Georgia lawsuit even though his lawyers informed him the data was wrong?

Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss in this sample from the CAFE Insider podcast. 

The full episode covers:

– The January 6 Committee’s subpoena to Trump for testimony and document production; 

– Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’s decision to temporarily freeze the subpoena to Senator Lindsey Graham from a Georgia grand jury in the investigation into interference in the 2020 election; 

– The reports indicating that prosecutors believe there is sufficient evidence to charge Trump with obstruction in relation to the Mar-a-Lago documents investigation; and

– Special Counsel John Durham’s failed prosecution of an analyst who contributed to the Steele Dossier.

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Tamara Sepper – Executive Producer; Jake Kaplan – Editorial Producer; Nat Weiner – Audio Producer

REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS: 

John Eastman v. Bennie Thomspon, et al., U.S. District Court Central District of California, order re privilege of remaining documents, 10/19/22

“Bannon Sentenced to 4 Months in Prison for Contempt of Congress,” NYT, 10/21/22