Breakdown

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's award-winning podcast "Breakdown," tells deeply human stories about the Georgia justice system. Season 11 explores how a young military couple found themselves at the center of something neither expected. Something terrible. Something… criminal.

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S9 Ep.29: Save the Date
AJC journalists Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman explore the announcement made by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis about when she plans to make charging decisions in the 2020 election and the need for heightened security and preparedness due to this pending announcement.
33 min
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S9 Ep. 30: We’re Still Waiting
AJC journalists Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman catch listeners up on developments since former President Donald Trump was indicted in Miami in the classified documents case.
28 min
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S9 Ep 27: Inside the Special Grand Jury
The AJC's Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman sit down with five special grand jurors who share previously unknown details about the investigation into whether former President Donald Trump and his allies interfered with Georgia's 2020 election.
22 min
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S9 Ep.28: Donald Trump’s NY indictment and what...
AJC journalists Patricia Murphy, Bill Rankin, and Tamar Hallerman discuss the first indictment of a former president and what it means to the Fulton County investigation.
37 min
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S9 Ep. 25: Reading Between the Lines
AJC journalists Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman ask legal experts what can be learned from the parts of the grand jury's final report that were made public.
35 min
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S9 Ep. 26: The Forewoman Emerges
AJC journalists Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman interview special grand jury forewoman Emily Kohrs about the investigation of possible criminal meddling with the 2020 presidential election.
40 min
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S9 Ep. 24: The Fulton special grand jury report
AJC journalists Patricia Murphy, Bill Rankin, and Tamar Hallerman explain what is and what isn’t in the Fulton special grand jury report.
41 min
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S9 Ep. 22: Its Work Is Done
AJC journalists Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman explore the ramifications of the dissolution of the special grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump and his allies.
27 min
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S9 Ep. 21 Presentments
AJC journalists Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman explore prior presentments issued by special grand juries and explains how the process plays out.
31 min
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S9 Ep. 20 Breakdown Bonus: It's all politics
AJC political reporter Greg Bluestein discusses the political impact of the Fulton County investigation of Donald Trump.
40 min
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S9 Ep. 23: Decisions Are Imminent
AJC journalists Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman cover the court hearing held as to whether the Fulton County special purpose grand jury’s final report can be made public right now.
44 min
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S9 Ep 16: The Phony Slate
AJC journalists Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman introduce you the people who attempted to overturn Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020. Now they’re targets of the Fulton special purpose grand jury probe.
44 min
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S9 Ep.17: What Trump knew
AJC journalists Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman explore some of the testimony from the January 6th Select Committee hearings and explains why it could help Fulton County prosecutors prove criminal intent.
34 min
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S9 Ep. 19: The Referee
AJC columnist Bill Torpy interviews the judge tasked with keeping the proceedings on track for the special purpose grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump.
45 min
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S9 Ep. 18: Eastman's prophecy
AJC journalists Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman explore the possible ramifications of emails exchanged between attorney John Eastman and other Trump lawyers about how to overturn President Joe Biden’s 2020 victory.
31 min
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S9 Ep 15: It's Newt's turn
AJC journalists Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman discuss why former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former national security advisor Michael Flynn are the latest to receive out-of-state material witness subpoenas.
34 min
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S9 Ep 12: Breakdown Bonus: What happened in Cof...
AJC journalists Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman examine the data breach at the Coffee County elections office the day after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol with AJC voting rights expert Mark Niesse.
37 min
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S9 Ep 14: Breakdown Bonus with the AJC's Bill T...
AJC journalists Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman explore court filings that suggest a criminal investigation of former President Donald Trump and his allies has reached a new, more sensitive stage. Plus a chat with columnists Bill Torpy and Patricia Murphy
44 min
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S9 Ep 13: Who's Rico?
AJC journalists Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman introduce you to the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, and how it’s been used by Fulton prosecutors in recent years
35 min
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S9 Ep. 11: Will Trump be invited?
AJC journalists Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman examine the pros and cons of compelling the former president to testify before the Fulton special purpose grand jury.
37 min
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S9 Ep 10: Closing In
AJC journalists Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman examine how the Fulton County special purpose grand jury investigation is closing in on former President Donald Trump.
38 min
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S9 Ep 9: The Pinball Machine
AJC journalists Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman look at how the Fulton County DA's office is dealing with a flurry of efforts to delay or avoid testifying before the special grand jury, and whether these tactics are having any effect.
40 min
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S9 Ep 8: Trump’s new legal team
AJC journalists Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman introduce you to the local lawyers who will defend Trump before the Fulton grand jury and explain why prosecutors are focused on two members of Trump's inner circle.
45 min
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S9 Ep 7: Planting the seeds of truth
The AJC's Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman sit down with Ga. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and elections official Gabriel Sterling discuss the 2020 presidential election and its aftermath.
38 min
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S9, Ep. 3: Is there a criminal case?
AJC journalists Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman talk to legal experts who discuss a number of incidents, including Trump’s Jan. 2, 2020, call to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger; his lawyer Rudy Giuliani’s testimony before state legislative committees; and the slate of fake electors who met in secret at the state Capitol
41 min