It's Complicated

Join former federal prosecutor and CNN Legal Analyst Renato Mariotti and former Special Agent at the FBI and Legal Analyst Asha Rangappa as they dive deeper into complicated issues in the news.

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What's So Complicated About Holding Trump Accou...
49 min
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What's So Complicated About the Mainstreaming o...
39 min
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What's So Complicated About A Special Counsel; ...
40 min
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(re-upload) What's So Complicated About Consent...
47 min
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It's Complicated!
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What's So Complicated About Kash; Twitter; Nami...
48 min
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Trump Under Investigation: Will He Be Held Acco...
58 min
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Invasion of Ukraine: What More Can Be Done? (wi...
Renato and Patti discussed Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
60 min
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How Objective Is the Law? (with Elie Mystal)
Renato and Patti discussed hot legal topics, including U.S. Supreme Court, voting rights, and a potential prosecution of Donald Trump and his allies.
72 min
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Supreme Inequity: What Progress Can the Law Ma...
Renato and Patti discussed President Biden’s anticipated pick of the first black woman to serve as a Supreme Justice, as well as racial and gender equity in the law
55 min
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Seditious Conspiracy: Who Will Be Charged Next?...
Renato and Patti discussed the recent indictment of the Oath Keeper leader and others for seditious conspiracy in connection with the January 6th insurrection.
56 min
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Attack on the Capitol: Can We Preserve Democrac...
Renato and Patti discussed the January 6th attack, the Congressional investigation, and potential DOJ criminal charges.
50 min
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Omicron Outbreak: How Concerned Should We Be, A...
Renato and Patti discuss the Omicron variant and what it means for our efforts to curb the spread of the pandemic.
52 min
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Special Episode: What Can We Learn from Donald ...
Renato and Patti were joined by Michael Cohen, who was formerly Trump's personal lawyer, and discussed his work for Trump, Trump's legal liability, the ongoing investigations against Trump, Cohen's legal cases, and much more.
92 min
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Biden Vaccine Mandates: Are They Constitutional...
Renato discussed potential legal challenges to the Biden Administration's new measures to encourage vaccination and combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
52 min
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Supreme Court Shocker: Is Roe v. Wade Dead? (wi...
Renato and Patti discussed the recent Supreme Court decision that allows a Texas law that prevents women from obtaining an abortion to take effect even though it violates existing legal precedent.
42 min
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Trump Organization Indictment: What Does It Mea...
Renato discussed recent reports that the Trump Organization and its CFO Allen Weisselberg will be indicted by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office.
44 min
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DOJ Politicized: What Can Garland Do To Reform ...
Renato and Patti discussed recent news that the Trump Justice Department obtained data related to journalists and Democratic Congressmen, as well as reports that Trump pushed DOJ to investigate bogus election fraud claims.
58 min
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Grand Jury Convened: Will the Manhattan DA Char...
Renato and Patti discussed the recent news that the Manhattan District Attorney convened a special grand jury in its investigation of the Trump Organization.
48 min
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Greenberg Cooperates: What Does This Mean for G...
Renato and Patti discussed the guilty plea and cooperation deal for Joel Greenberg, the close confidant of Matt Gaetz.
53 min
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Gaetz Probe: What Legal Liability Does Matt Gae...
Renato and Patti discuss the federal criminal investigation of Matt Gaetz.
64 min
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Voter Suppression: How Can We Fight Efforts to...
Renato and Patti discussed recent Republican efforts to place restrictions on voting and make it more difficult to vote. They were joined by Jonathan Diaz, legal counsel at the Campaign Legal Center, who litigates voting right cases in federal courts across the country, challenging state laws that deny or burden the right to vote.
39 min
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Tax Probe in High Gear: Is Trump Finally Going ...
Renato and Patti discuss the Manhattan District Attorney’s investigation of Trump’s taxes. They were joined by Daniel Alonso, who was previously the Chief Assistant District Attorney in the Manhattan DA’s office.
52 min
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Post-Vaccine Epidemic: What do the next six mon...
Renato discussed whether and how the COVID-19 pandemic would be curtailed and controlled as vaccine distribution becomes more widespread. He was joined by infectious disease doctor Roby Bhattacharyya, who practices at Massachusetts General Hospital and teaches at Harvard Medical School.
37 min
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Second Impeachment Trial Unfolds: Will It Matte...
Renato discussed developments in the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump. He was joined by Norm Eisen, who was part of the trial team for the House managers in Trump's first impeachment trial.
34 min