In this sample from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss the news that the Department of Justice has reportedly decided against bringing sex-trafficking charges against Florida Representative Matt Gaetz.

In the full episode, Preet and Joyce discuss:

• Developments from the January 6 and classified documents special counsel investigations, including former Vice President Mike Pence’s invocation of the Constitution’s “speech or debate” clause to avoid testifying, and the debate over whether the attorney-client privilege shields Trump lawyer Evan Corcoran from testifying; and 
• The Fulton County, Georgia grand jury’s recommendation that the district attorney bring perjury charges against unnamed witnesses in the investigation into Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

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

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REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS:

“DOJ officially decides not to charge Matt Gaetz in sex-trafficking probe,” CNN, 2/15/23