Over the weekend, a white gunman carried out a racist attack at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, killing ten people and injuring three others. The majority of the victims were Black. In this sample from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet and Joyce discuss the possibility that federal prosecutors bring hate crime charges against the shooter. 

In the full episode, Preet and Joyce discuss:

• The January 6th Committee’s decision to issue subpoenas to sitting members of Congress;
• The racist attack carried out by a white gunman at a Buffalo supermarket, and the potential hate crime charges prosecutors might bring against the shooter;
• The likelihood that Donald Trump will comply with a Manhattan judge’s conditions for the removal of a civil contempt order; and
• The Minnesota report that found that the Minneapolis Police Department routinely engages in racially discriminatory policing.

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This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network. 

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

REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS: 

18 U.S. Code §249 – Hate crime acts

“Justice Department Statement on the Mass Shooting in Buffalo, NY,” DOJ, 5/14/22