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Opening an Impeachment Inquiry: Would It Help Democrats Obtain Evidence? (with Laurence Tribe)
Episode 51
Renato discusses what an impeachment inquiry would look like and whether opening an impeachment inquiry would help the House of Representatives obtai…
6 years, 9 months ago
Trump Welcomes Foreign Aid: How Can We Stop Future Election Interference? (with Asha Rangappa)
Episode 50
Renato and Patti discuss Donald Trump's recent comments that he would accept aid from foreign nations and discuss whether our laws adequately protect…
6 years, 9 months ago
Attack on the Free Press: How does the First Amendment protect the press from Trump? (with Kristy Parker)
Episode 49
Renato and Patti discuss Trump recent call for a boycott of AT&T due to CNN’s coverage, Trump’s attempt to prevent the AT&T-Time Warner merger to pun…
6 years, 9 months ago
Mueller Speaks: What Do His Carefully Chosen Words Tell Us? (with Garrett Graff)
Episode 48
Renato and Patti discuss the first public statement of Special Counsel Robert Mueller and what his words tell us about his decision not to reach a pr…
6 years, 10 months ago
Attack on Reproductive Rights: How Will the Legal Battle Play Out? (with Caroline Frederickson)
Episode 47
Renato and Patti discuss new state laws that radically restrict reproductive rights, including new laws in Alabama and Missouri, and how these laws w…
6 years, 10 months ago
Aggressive Use of Executive Privilege: Will Trump Block McGahn's Testimony (with Bob Bauer)
Episode 46
Renato discusses the White House's use of executive privilege to keep former White House Counsel Don McGahn from complying with a House Judiciary Com…
6 years, 10 months ago
Fight Over Oversight: How Can Congress Fight Stonewalling? (with Josh Chafetz)
Episode 45
Renato and Patti discuss the Trump Administration’s strategy of stonewalling all subpoenas for documents issued by Congress as part of its oversight …
6 years, 10 months ago
Unprecedented Obstruction: Can Trump Stonewall the House Indefinitely? (with Ro Khanna)
Episode 44
Renato and Patti discuss the Trump Administration's attempts to stonewall the House investigations, including the investigations of the facts underly…
6 years, 11 months ago
Redacted Mueller Report: What Does a First Read Tell Us? (with Jennifer Rodgers and Asha Rangappa)
Episode 43
Renato and Patti discuss some of the important findings and conclusions in the redacted Mueller report, as well as Attorney General Bill Barr’s decep…
6 years, 11 months ago
Arrest of Assange: Does His Indictment Implicate Press Freedom? (with Barb McQuade)
Episode 42
Renato and Patti discuss the indictment of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, including whether there are implications for press risk and potential ob…
6 years, 11 months ago