MSS W media.

What should we make of the

what should we make of the Justice Department's unusual decision to try to dismiss the

charges against Michael Flynn?

And what is this Obama-gate stuff that Trump keeps talking about.

Let's get on topic. Welcome to On Topic, a weekly in-depth look at a topic that helps us understand the week's news. My name's Renato Mariati. I'm a former federal

prosecutor, a practicing lawyer, and a legal analyst. And I'm joined by my friend

Patty Vasquez, the host of the Patty Vasquez show who joins us regularly on this podcast.

Now before I thank our patrons, I do want to note I did not mention the word CNN in the intro,

and that's because my contract with CNN is up.

A number of you noticed and reached out to me that you saw me on MS NBC this week and I suspect

I'll end up being an MS NBC more in the weeks to come but for right now I'll still be doing

the same thing I'm doing,

but I'm just doing it on multiple networks.

But so before I get to our episode

and our discussion with Patty, let me thank our patrons

who brought us this episode.

With special thanks to Michelle Due,

Eric DeWurst, James Frohmeyer,

J. Gellhausen,

Jamie Gordon, Steve Hungsberg,

Shania Wachinsky, and an anonymous patron.

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