225. Asha Rangappa. The Stewart Rhodes Verdict. Sedition Is Treason’s Cousin. Trump’s Shadow Army & Domestic Extremism. Who is America’s Wyatt Earp? Cable News Booty Calls. Senator Redneck vs the Pentagon. Pancake Pays a Visit. Heat vs Nuggets NBA Finals.

Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

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Daily News, Veteran, News, Politics, News Commentary, National Security

4.6 • 907 Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2023

⏱️ 85 minutes

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It’s college graduation time. And NBA finals time. And Ukraine spring offensive time. And almost summertime. And for some key insurrectionists, it’s judgment time. And it is definitely a time to stay vigilant. We’re digging into seditious conspiracy. And insurrection. And what the penalties should be. And how to fight it. And Stewart Rhodes and Trump and the #AmericanInsurgency. Stakes is high. And we’re not afraid to have the hard conversations. Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) is our guest. A true American badass, she is an Assistant Dean and Senior Lecturer at Yale University’s Jackson School of Global Affairs and a former Associate Dean at Yale Law School. She served as a Special Agent in the New York Division of the FBI, specializing in counterintelligence investigations. Her work involved assessing threats to national security, conducting classified investigations on suspected foreign agents, and performing undercover work. And she joins us to break down this moment, the rising threat of violent domestic terrorism, the Stewart Rhodes verdict, the latest Trump legal issues, and what it’s like to bounce from cable news network to cable news network. We also meet her friend, Pancake. And our Paul Rieckhoff (@PaulRieckhoff) also digs into Ukraine hitting Moscow, Senator Redneck’s locker room troubles and his pick for the NBA Finals. Welcome to a look inside the response to the most significant attack on America since 9/11. Welcome to a conversation about the looming and rising threat that remains. Welcome to a glimpse into what a jail cell for Rhodes, and Trump might look like. Welcome to discussion about whether or not we’re ready for the next Jan 6th. Or the next 9/11. Or something even worse that could look like a demented combination of the two. Welcome to Independent Americans, Episode 225. Every episode of Independent Americans is independent light to contrast the heat of other politics and news shows. It’s content for the 42% of Americans that call themselves independent. And delivers the Righteous Media 5 Is: independence, integrity, information, inspiration and impact. Always with a unique focus on national security, foreign affairs and military and vets issues. This is another pod to help you stay vigilant. Because vigilance is the price of democracy. In these trying times especially, Independent Americans is your trusted place for independent news, politics and inspiration. -Get extra content, connect with guests, events, merch discounts and support this show that speaks truth to power by joining us on Patreon. -WATCH video of Paul and Asha’s conversation. -Check #LookForTheHelpers on Twitter. And share yours. -Find us on social media or www.IndependentAmericans.us. -See Paul’s segment on MSNBC’s Deadline Washington with Nicolle Wallace. -Hear Paul on The Chuck ToddCast talking about the mental health crisis among veterans -Watch Paul’s weekly national security and politics segment on NewsNation with Marni Hughes from last Thursday. -Hear other Righteous pods like The Firefighters Podcast with Rob Serra, Uncle Montel - The OG of Weed and B Dorm. Independent Americans is powered by Righteous Media. America’s next great independent media company.

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0:00.0	Powered by righteous media.
0:15.9	Welcome to Independent Americans.
0:19.6	Welcome to episode 225.
0:23.3	I'm your host, Paul Reichoff.
0:25.9	It's college graduation time.
0:29.2	It's NBA finals time.
0:32.5	It's Ukraine-spring offensive time.
0:36.1	It's almost summertime. And for some key insurrectionists,
0:42.1	it's judgment time. And it's definitely been a time to stay vigilant. But we do start with the
0:50.0	verdict just in tonight. The leader of the oathkeepers found guilty of seditious conspiracy
0:54.1	leading to the mob attack on January 6th. Stuart Rhodes, the founder of the far-right militia group,
0:59.9	along with one of his followers, found guilty of plotting to use force to keep Donald Trump in power.
1:05.3	A victory for the Justice Department tonight, and the first time a jury has found the capital
1:09.4	violence was in fact the product of an organized conspiracy.
1:13.5	Prosecutors alleging the plot started after the 2020 election and ended with the mob attack on the Capitol.
1:19.2	Seditious conspiracy carries a possible maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
1:24.2	20 years in prison is the max.
1:27.3	And Rhodes has only been sentenced to 18 years. 20 years in prison is the max.
1:31.4	And Rhodes has only been sentenced to 18 years.
1:33.1	It's not enough.
1:34.9	Not nearly enough.
1:41.0	And I joined MSNBC and Nicole Wallace last week with more.
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