In this excerpt from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss a federal grand jury’s indictment of Rep. George Santos on ten new criminal charges, including aggravated identity theft, wire fraud, and making false statements to the FEC.

In the full episode, Preet and Joyce break down:

• The limited gag order imposed by a federal judge in D.C. that prevents former President Donald Trump from publicly attacking witnesses and prosecutors in special counsel Jack Smith’s election interference case; and
• The new criminal charge brought against Senator Bob Menendez for acting as an unregistered foreign agent of Egypt.

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

REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS:

United States of America v. George Anthony Devolder Santos, U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, superseding indictment, 10/10/23