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In this episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, "Ethics: Comey, McCabe, Barr," co-hosts Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram discuss:

-- The Inspector General’s report concluding that former FBI Director James Comey violated bureau policy by disclosing memos documenting his interactions with President Trump

-- The New York Times report that the Justice Department is close to deciding whether to charge former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe for lying to federal agents

-- Attorney General Bill Barr’s decision to host a family holiday party at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., for some $30,000

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REFERENCES AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

HURRICANE DORIAN

• “Hurricane Dorian threatens the US,” CNN Live Updates
• Clip: “DC Chef José Andrés Is in the Bahamas, 'Ready' to Help After Hurricane Dorian,” NBC Washington, 9/1/19

ODESSA, TX SHOOTING

• Asha Rangappa’s tweet thread on background checks, 9/1/19
• “West Texas Shooting Spree Terrorized Two Towns and Killed 7,” New York Times, 9/1/19
• 23 U.S.C. § 158: National minimum drinking age, Legal Information Institute

JAMES COMEY

• Report of Investigation of Former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey's Disclosure of Sensitive Investigative Information and Handling of Certain Memoranda, Office of the Inspector General, August 2019
• “Full text: James Comey testimony transcript on Trump and Russia,” Politico, 6/8/17
• “FBI's Interview Report Form FD-302,” Thomson Reuters Practical Law
• Columbia Law School’s tweet, 6/8/17
• Donald Trump’s tweet calling Comey a “dishonest fool,” 8/30/19
• Donald Trump’s tweet quoting Jason Chaffetz, 9/1/19
• Donald Trump’s tweet featuring an image of Iran’s Imam Khomeini Space Center
• Rod Rosenstein’s tweet reacting to the IG report, 8/29/19
• “What That Comey Email Report Really Says,” Lawfare, 8/29/19
• Harry Litman: “James Comey helped save democracy when he wrote his memos,” Washington Post, 8/29/19
• Barbara McQuade: “Comey says the DOJ IG report vindicates him. Trump says he's 'horrible.' So who's right?,” NBC News, 8/30/19
• “Preet Bharara Links Firing to Trump Team’s ‘Helter-Skelter Incompetence,’” New York Times, 4/6/17

ANDREW MCCABE

• “Prosecutors Near Decision on Whether to Seek an Andrew McCabe Indictment,” New York Times, 8/26/19
• Office of the Inspector General report: “A Report of Investigation of Certain Allegations Relating to Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe,” (February 2018)

BILL BARR

• “Barr books Trump’s hotel for $30,000 holiday party,” Washington Post, 8/27/19
• George Conway’s tweet, 8/27/19
• Walter Shaub’s tweet, 8/31/10

LAUGHING CHALLENGE

• Donald Trump’s tweet, “Has anyone noticed that the top shows on @foxnews and cable ratings are those that are Fair (or great) to your favorite President, me! Congratulations to @seanhannity for being the number one shoe on Cable Television!” 8/31/19