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. 4: A Guilty Mind?
AJC journalists Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman focus on criminal intent and that prosecutors must show that Trump and others knew what they were doing was illegal and that they meant to break Georgia law.
41 min
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S9 Ep 6: One for the history books
How do you indict a president? Despite criminal investigations, it’s never been done. AJC reporters Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman look back at 200 years of case law and how that will affect the Trump investigation
51 min
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S9, Ep 5: The out-of-state witness subpoenas
The AJC's Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman look at why Fulton County investigators want seeks statements from Sen. Lindsey Graham, Rudy Giuliani and more.
45 min
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S9, Ep. 2: A force of nature
The spotlight falls on Fulton County DA Fani Willis, who is overseeing the investigation of former President Donald Trump and his allies. Plus, we explain what a special purpose grand jury does and doesn't do.
37 min
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S9, Ep. 0: Breakdown Season 9 - Coming June 20th
The Trump Grand Jury: Hosted by Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
5 min
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S9, Ep. 1: The January 2nd phone call
AJC journalists Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman start Season 9 by digging into former President Donald Trump's phone call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and told him to "find" 11,800 votes to overturn the 2020 election results.
39 min
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S10 E31: Under The Microscope
AJC journalists Bill Rankin, Tamar Hallerman and Shannon McCaffrey dissects the recent evidentiary hearing on the motion to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her office from the election interference case.
54 min
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S10 E32: No Star Witness
AJC journalists Bill Rankin, Shannon McCaffrey and David Wickert discuss the withering examinations of Bradley by a number of defense lawyers.
28 min
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S10 Ep33: The Closings
AJC journalists Bill Rankin, Tamar Hallerman and David Wickert discuss the showdown of closing arguments as to whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should or should not be disqualified from the election interference case.
45 min
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S10 E28: Getting Personal
AJC journalists Bill Rankin, Tamar Hallerman and Shannon McCaffrey interview legal experts who give their takes on what has happened since the first motion to disqualify Willis was filed on Jan. 8.
28 min
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S10 E27: The Response
AJC journalists Bill Rankin, Tamar Hallerman and Shannon McCaffrey cover the highly anticipated response by the District Attorney’s Office to allegations DA Fani Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade were having an improper romantic relationship.
22 min
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S10 E29: Setting the Table
AJC journalists Bill Rankin, Tamar Hallerman and Shannon McCaffrey set up the upcoming evidentiary hearing.
18 min
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S10 E30: Fani Willis Takes the Stand
AJC journalists Tamar Hallerman and Shannon McCaffrey cover Willis' testimony.
22 min
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S10 E23: Bombshell Allegations
AJC journalists Bill Rankin, Tamar Hallerman and Shannon McCaffrey look at the fallout after the filing became public, both on the legal landscape and in the political arena.
21 min
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S10 E26: Piling On
AJC journalists Bill Rankin, Tamar Hallerman and Shannon McCaffrey cover developments inside and outside of court in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump
30 min
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S10 E24: Firing Back From The Pulpit
AJC journalists Bill Rankin, Tamar Hallerman and Shannon McCaffrey talk to legal experts about the recent bombshell allegations
30 min
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S10 E25: Wade v. Wade
AJC journalists Bill Rankin, Tamar Hallerman and Shannon McCaffrey interview legal experts who weigh in on the allegations Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade had an improper romantic relationship and whether the DA’s office should be disqualified from the election interference case.
37 min
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S10 E22: Sorry, Not Sorry
AJC journalists Bill Rankin, Tamar Hallerman and Shannon McCaffrey explore the meaning of apology letters written by three of the four defendants who have pleaded guilty in the Fulton County election interference case against former President Donald Trump and others.
38 min
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S10 Ep19: Walking the Line
AJC journalists Tamar Hallerman and Shannon McCaffrey take you inside the Fulton County courthouse to hear Willis argue that bond should be revoked for a Donald Trump co-defendant.
23 min
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S10 Ep20: Election Interference?
AJC journalists Bill Rankin, Tamar Hallerman and Shannon McCaffrey cover the interaction between the judge, Donald Trump’s attorney and the prosecution over the possibility of the trial being held next August
32 min
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S10 Ep. 21: A Conversation With DA Willis
The AJC’s Bill Rankin, Tamar Hallerman and Shannon McCaffrey bering you a wide-ranging interview with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
45 min
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S10 Ep15: Inside the Ellis Plea Deal
AJC journalists Bill Rankin, Tamar Hallerman and Shannon McCaffrey share their exclusive interview with the lawyer who represents Jenna Ellis
33 min
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S10 Ep17: The Proffers
AJC journalists Bill Rankin, Tamar Hallerman and Shannon McCaffrey cover the leaked videotaped interviews with Fulton County prosecutors by the four defendants who had struck plea deals
35 min
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S10 Ep 18: Breakdown Bonus: Thanksgiving Edition
AJC journalists Bill Rankin, Tamar Hallerman and Shannon McCaffrey talk with two legal veterans who analyze the latest developments in Fulton County’s election subversion case against Donald Trump and his supporters
46 min
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S10 Ep.16: The Fraud Hunters
AJC journalists Bill Rankin, Tamar Hallerman and Shannon McCaffrey interview The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Mark Niesse, who explains the GBI investigation of the data breach in South Georgia’s Coffee County
40 min