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 with a blatant pro-democracy bias.
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May 5, 2025 • 50 mins
In today's riveting episode of It's Complicated, join our insightful host Renato Mariotti as he engages in a deep conversation with Mimi Rocah, a former federal prosecutor and district attorney. Two major developments are on the slate: a federal court ruling that restricts the Trump administration's sweeping deportation powers and the brewing contention in the Senate over Ed Martin's nomination as U.S. Attorney.
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April 29, 2025 • 50 mins
Hosts Renato Mariotti and Asha Rangappa dive into the escalating legal showdown between Harvard University and the Trump administration, a clash that raises critical questions about academic freedom and government overreach.
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This episode unpacks the administration’s co...
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April 21, 2025 • 64 mins
In the latest episode of It’s Complicated, hosts Renato Mariotti, a former federal prosecutor, and Yale National Security Law professor Asha Rangappa dive into the alarming power struggles between the judiciary and the executive branch under Donald Trump.
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April 14, 2025 • 48 mins
In today's all-new episode, our hosts Renato Mariotti and Asha Rangappa discuss the disturbing implications of the Supreme Court ruling that appears to give Trump sweeping powers to deport anyone from the country with limited judicial oversight.
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April 7, 2025 • 48 mins
In today's all-new episode, our hosts Renato Mariotti and Asha Rangappa discuss the legality of Donald Trump's global tariffs, and the seismic fallout for Americans as the tariffs roil the stock markets and people's 401Ks.
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The episode highlights a crucial but often overlooked point: the power to regulate commerce and impose tariffs rests with Congress. Our ho...
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March 31, 2025 • 58 mins
In today's episode, hosts Asha Rangappa and Renato Mariotti break down the implications surrounding the Signalgate scandal, where top U.S. officials likely shared classified information with unauthorized individuals—including the editor of The Atlantic—over an unsecure messaging app.
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March 24, 2025 • 65 mins
In today's all-new episode, our hosts Renato Mariotti and Asha Rangappa are joined by Georgetown Law professor Steve Vladek to discuss the legality of Donald Trump having people grabbed off the street and dragged onto El Salvador-bound planes without due process.
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The delicate balance between national security and individual rights is at stake, as we discuss t...
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March 17, 2025 • 34 mins
In today's all-new episode, our hosts Renato Mariotti and Asha Rangappa discuss the outrage, and potential illegality, of the Trump administration deporting lawful residents just because they oppose his cruel policies.
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Renato and Asha discuss the case of Mahmoud Khalil, a student activist at Columb...
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March 10, 2025 • 38 mins
In today's all-new episode, our hosts Renato Mariotti and Asha Rangappa discuss the imminent danger that the rule of law in the United States faces from the Trump administration's extreme overreaching actions.
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March 3, 2025 • 64 mins
Hosts Renato Mariotti and Asha Rangappa are joined by NYU Professor Rachel Barkow to talk about the eroding institutional checks on executive power, and ask: Can Trump fire anyone at will?
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Asha, a Yale University National Security Law professor and former FBI special agent, and Renato, a former fed...
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February 24, 2025 • 46 mins
In today's all-new episode, our hosts Renato Mariotti and Asha Rangappa discuss the conflict of interest surrounding the peculiar case of NYC Mayor Eric Adams, and the larger implications for the entire Department of Justice going forward.
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We’ll explore the recent legal drama surrounding Mayor Adam...
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February 17, 2025 • 62 mins
In the latest explosive episode of It’s Complicated, our hosts Renato Mariotti and Asha Rangappa discuss the Department of Justice’s "Thursday Night Massacre," which led to a flurry of resignations by prosecutors in the Southern District of New York (SDNY).
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The legal community is left reeling from...
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February 10, 2025 • 54 mins
In today's all-new episode, our hosts Renato Mariotti and Asha Rangappa discuss the dangers of Elon Musk's unchecked power and influence, and whether or not the traditional mechanisms in place will be enough to curtail his power.
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The last two weeks have been a bustling whirlwind of Elon Musk and Do...
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February 4, 2025 • 54 mins
In today's all-new episode, our hosts Renato Mariotti and Asha Rangappa discuss the secret and very public machinations that Donald Trump and Elon Musk are employing in their bid to remake the FBI into an organization more focused on vengeance than on justice, with little to no oversight.
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January 27, 2025 • 63 mins
In today's all-new episode, our hosts Renato Mariotti and Asha Rangappa discuss the dangers behind a slate of horrendous executive orders signed during Trump's first week in office. In what was meant to be a show of "shock and awe," turned out to be just "shocking and awful."
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January 21, 2025 • 55 mins
This week, our hosts Renato Mariotti and Asha Rangappa discuss Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report, with a focus on its significance-or lack thereof-on the future political landscape.
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Also, listen in for more info on a chance to join our hosts on a scenic, North Atlantic Frontiers voyage from Copen...
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January 13, 2025 • 46 mins
Our hosts, Yale Professor and former FBI special agent Asha Rangappa, along with former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti, discuss Trump’s unconditional discharge sentencing, which is laden with complex implications for the American legal system.
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While a guilty verdict was reached, as Asha and Re...
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January 6, 2025 • 46 mins
Welcome back to an all-new episode of It’s Complicated, where our hosts Asha Rangappa and Renato Mariotti help us navigate the complexities of the American criminal justice system.
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Asha, a national security law lecturer at Yale University and former FBI special agent, teams up with Renato, a season...
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December 30, 2024 • 38 mins
Welcome back to another must-listen episode of It's Complicated, where our hosts Asha Rangappa and Renato Mariotti grapple with this unsettling question: How bad is it going to get for our democracy in the new year?
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Asha Rangappa, a national security law professor at Yale and former FBI special age...
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December 23, 2024 • 50 mins
Welcome back to It’s Complicated, where we unravel the tangled web of recent developments threatening American democracy.
Asha Rangappa is a former FBI special agent who teaches national security law at Yale. Along with renowned attorney and activist George Conway, and Norm Eisen, a CNN legal analyst and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, they explore the weaponization of defamation law and its implications for democracy....
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