It's Complicated

By Renato Mariotti & Asha Rangappa

Join former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti and former FBI Special Agent and Yale Law School lecturer Asha Rangappa as they break down for Legal AF the biggest legal and political stories with shar... more

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March 24, 2023 Trump Bump Up; Crime Fraud Exception; Princeton
This week: Asha and Renato discuss Alvin Bragg’s possible legal theory for a Trump indictment - the bump up; Jack Smith piercing attorney-client privilege based on the crime-fraud exception; plus Princeton wins and someone is sneaking into Asha’s Zoom.

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March 17, 2023 Hush Money; Bank Runs; Plus Military Academies
This week: Asha and Renato discuss the real possibility of Alvin Bragg indicting Trump; the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank; military academies.

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March 10, 2023 Weaponization of Government; Defamation; Trash TV
This week: Asha and Renato discuss Jim Jordan’s committee and his “whistleblowers”; more Dominion lawsuit information; and trash TV.
GOP WITNESSES: WHAT THEIR DISCLOSURES INDICATE ABOUT THE
STATE OF THE REPUBLICAN INVESTIGATIONS
DemocraticStaffReport

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March 03, 2023 Fulton County Foreperson; Jan 6 Propagandist; Creepers in The Comments
This week: Asha and Renato discuss whether the foreperson of the Fulton County Special Grand Jury fouled up any possible case by going on a speaking tour; Tucker Carlson gets access to more than 40k hours of footage from Jan 6; and creepers in real life and online.

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February 28, 2023 Dominion Defamation; Fani Willis; Right Wing Identity Politics
In this episode: Dominion's defamation case against Fox News looks very strong; part of the Special Grand Jury report is released in Fani Willis' investigation into election interference in Georgia in the 2020 election; plus identity politics from the right, and why Asha switched her Twitter handle to "Ashley" (now "Asha Marie Rangappa").

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February 17, 2023 Mike Pence's Dumb Privilege; Jim Jordan's Circus Committee; Rihanna
Pence gets a subpoena and tries a novel, but dumb argument to get out of testifying.
The Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government is a circus sideshow.
Rihanna puts on a great show.

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February 10, 2023 What's So Complicated About Hush Money, Spy Balloons, and Satanic Music
Pomerantz wrote a book saying he really wanted to prosecute Trump. Now Bragg seems like he might be resurrecting Trump's hush money case. But the prosecution could still be complicated.
A Chinese balloon captivated the United States and made many Americans act really dumb.
The Grammys are a full-fledged offering to Satan...or maybe it's just entertainment.

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February 03, 2023 Reforms to Policing is Complicated
Holding Police accountable for their actions is very complicated.
Changing right-wing conspiracy theorists' minds is complicated.
Staying active and healthy is complicated.

Asha and Renato discuss what prosecution of the people who beat Tyre Nichols so severely that he died from his injuries will probably look like. And why it's so hard to hold police accountable.

Video footage from the attack on Paul Pelosi was just released. The truth doesn't look anything like what the conspiracy theorists believe.

Plus, Renato comes clean about his oatmeal habit.

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January 27, 2023 What's So Complicated About Subverting Sanctions; Firing Blanks; and International College?
This week: Asha and Renato discuss the indictment of the former head of the FBI Counter Intel Division in New York Charles McGonigal; the charges against Alec Baldwin and Hannah Gutierrez Reed - Rust's armorer; plus the benefits of sending your kid to college outside of the US.

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January 20, 2023 What's So Complicated About Storing Classified Documents; Taking a Flight
Asha and Renato discuss whether Biden has criminal liability with the documents found at his home and office. Plus Asha gets grounded.

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