It's Complicated

Asha and Renato go over the current state of Trump’s criminal trials. Renato shares his surprise prediction about the Manhattan conviction.
Plus, Asha barely made it home from her vacation!

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Dahlia Lithwick joins Renato to discuss what’s next for Jack Smith now that the Florida indictment has been thrown out?President Biden has reportedly said that Court reform is going to be a priority in his re-election campaign. What would that look like?
Plus, there were some difficulties getting this episode together!

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Norm Eisen joins Renato and Asha to talk about how this shiny new presidential immunity works when applied to Trump’s current prosecutions.

Plus, Renato changed firms and Asha is exploring her options.

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Presidential Immunity and Chevron Deference were among two of the most consequential Supreme Court rulings this session.
What does Presidential Immunity mean for Biden and for Trump’s criminal trials?
Renato and Asha are joined by Kim Wehle to discuss the end of Chevron.

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In Mar-a-Lago, Judge Cannon held a 2 day hearing and invited amici to argue whether Special Counsels are Constitutional. 
Trump responds to Jack Smith’s request to modify Trump’s pretrial release conditions.

SCOTUS gets Rahimi right by ignoring its own precedent.

Plus, kids behind the wheel.

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Hunter Biden was found guilty of a felony. What’s next?
How is Trump handling his felony conviction as he awaits sentencing?

Plus, Asha really nails it.

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Trump has been found guilty on all 24 counts. He’s scheduled to be sentenced on July 11th. What kind of sentence should we expect?

Hunter Biden is on trial for a gun charge in Delaware. What is his team’s strategy?

Plus. Henry really likes cicada season!

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The jury in Trump’s Manhattan trial is deliberating. 
What do they have to find in order to convict Trump? 
Did prosecutors do enough to convict?

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Trump called his only witness and it was kind of a disaster.
The jury of the first ever criminal trial of a former US President will be deliberating soon. Their instructions are somewhat complicated.
Plus, a criminal haircut?

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Michael Cohen has a story to tell. He also has a lot of baggage. It remains to be seen whether the jury will find his story credible. Also, why isn’t everything he’s saying Trump said hearsay?

Plus, we hope you had a better Mother’s Day than Melania.

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