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State of Lies: How Should the Press Cover Trump’s Lies and Misleading Statements? (with Daniel Dale)
Episode 31
Renato and Patti discuss Trump’s frequent false and misleading statements and how the media’s coverage of Trump’s lies could contribute to the distor…
7 years, 1 month ago
Suspension of the INF Treaty: Did Trump put Russia’s interests Ahead of Our Own? (with Sam Vinograd)
Episode 30
Renato discussed the Trump Administration’s decision to suspend the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) with Russia, and whether the Trump…
7 years, 1 month ago
Roger Stone Indicted: What Does This Mean for Mueller, Trump, and Congress? (with Mike Quigley and Barb McQuade)
Episode 29
Renato and Patti discuss the recent indictment of Trump associate Roger Stone, who was indicted for lying to Congress, witness tampering, and obstruc…
7 years, 2 months ago
Mueller Corrects the Record: What Does This Mean and What Happens Next? (with Neal Katyal)
Episode 28
Renato and Patti discuss the recent Buzzfeed News report that indicated there was substantial evidence that Trump directed Cohen to lie to Congress a…
7 years, 2 months ago
FBI Counterintelligence Investigation of Trump: Was Trump working for Russia? (with Asha Rangappa and John Sipher)
Episode 27
Renato and Patti discuss the recent news that the FBI opened a counterintelligence investigation to determine if Trump was compromised by Russia and …
7 years, 2 months ago
State of Emergency: As the “Wall” Fight Looms, Has the Mueller Investigation Moved to its Final Stage? (with William Banks and Mimi Rocah)
Episode 26
Renato and Patti discuss the president’s “emergency” powers, including the limits of those powers, how they can be challenged, and how they should be…
7 years, 2 months ago
The New Democratic House: How can Gerrymandering and Campaign Finance be reformed, and what will House Democrats do? (with Paul Smith and Ro Khanna)
Episode 25
Renato and Patti discuss gerrymandering, which dilutes the power of voters to choose representatives, as well as campaign finance reform with Paul Sm…
7 years, 2 months ago
Answering Your Questions: What Happened This Year and What is to Come? (with Joyce Vance)
Episode 24
Renato and Patti discuss the most important legal news from the past year and what we can expect in the year ahead from the investigations of Donald …
7 years, 3 months ago
Whitaker Doesn't Recuse, Barr's Memo, and Flynn's Hearing: is the Mueller investigation in jeopardy? (with Matthew Miller and Carlton Larson)
Episode 23
Renato and Patti discuss three topics related to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation--the hearing regarding General Michael Flynn's senten…
7 years, 3 months ago
Trump Implicated: Is Trump Guilty of a Campaign Finance Crime? (with Josh Gerstein, Trevor Potter, and Bob Bauer)
Episode 22
In this special episode, Renato and Patti discuss in depth the allegations that Trump committed a campaign finance crime when he caused hush money pa…
7 years, 3 months ago