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Reasonable Doubt

BARD - How a RICO Prosecution Unraveled in Real Time

Reasonable Doubt

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True Crime, Comedy, Business, Talk Radio

4.43.6K Ratings

🗓️ 30 November 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Mark and Gary break down the dramatic collapse of the Georgia RICO case tied to Fani Willis and Nathan Wade, a prosecution they have followed from the start. They revisit the courtroom moments that foreshadowed the ruling, reflect on Ashleigh Merchant's pivotal role in exposing misconduct, and discuss why the judge’s dismissal may mark an important course correction for the justice system.

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0:00.0

This is beyond a reasonable doubt with your hosts Mark Geregous and Gary Smith.

0:11.0

GPS, how are you? Happy Thanksgiving weekend.

0:13.8

Happy Thanksgiving weekend. I'm well. How are you, Mark?

0:16.4

I'm spectacular. It's a good, it's a great holiday. You appreciate everything you're thankful for and

0:23.4

I'm thankful for you, GPS. And likewise.

0:27.0

Thank you for everything. It's been quite a great year. Yeah, absolutely. It was a good holiday

0:33.7

around here as well. I'm glad you got to spend time with family. By the skin of my

0:40.9

chinny chin, but that's a different story. I, you know, I'm fascinated this week with a legal story,

0:52.3

as opposed to a sports story.

0:56.3

For those who watch.

0:57.2

Quite the change of pace for us.

0:59.1

Yes, exactly.

1:00.6

And it's one that we covered.

1:03.3

And I've come to love some of the participants.

1:08.8

I did not send you this, but I did dig back a little bit into the archives

1:14.5

and find a clip that we've played uh that relates on the show before if you're inclined

1:18.7

yes please do it because you'll set it up better that does not conflate to a content

1:23.5

in this case i just want to know who told him this.

1:29.3

That's all.

1:30.1

I'm not asking him to release or otherwise tell any conversations, but I just want him to tell me that.

1:39.1

And, Judge, so that's what you want, but that does not conflate to a contempt.

1:43.7

Your desire for him to answer your question does not mean that you have the power to hold him in his cap. So you can come in the court, Ms. Merton, and not answer a question of the court and not be found held in contempt? If it's a question that the court is not permitted to ask, yes. Okay. Well, this is a question the court's permitted to ask. And it's our position. If we had a hearing, we could explain to the court why he is not required.

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