Episode 123 | Is Democracy and Freedom in a losing battle with Trump?

It's Complicated

Renato Mariotti

News, News Commentary, Politics

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Join former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti and former FBI Special Agent and Yale Law School lecturer Asha Rangappa as they break down the biggest legal and political stories with sharp insight, real experience, and an unapologetic pro-democracy perspective. No spin, no both-sides nonsense — just the facts, the law, and what it all means for our democracy. This week Asha and Renato get you caught up on the Harvard fist fight with the Trump Administration and how the Supreme Court may have just overturned on its shadow docket, a 90 year old legal precedent to help Trump. Catch it all exclusively on the Legal AF YouTube channel and on the MeidasTouch Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Ava from Vanta.
0:02.0	In today's digital world, compliance regulations are changing constantly,
0:07.0	and earning customer trust has never mattered more.
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0:17.0	So whether you're a startup going for your first stock two or ISO-27,001, or a growing
0:22.1	enterprise managing vendor risk, Banta makes it quick, easy and scalable. And I'm not to saying
0:27.2	that because I work here. Get started today at banta.com. Amazon offers term time working to their
0:33.5	employees, like Anton, who's home to look after his daughters during their holidays.
0:40.3	Hello!
0:41.3	To him, this is the best sound in the world.
0:44.3	Daddy!
0:45.3	Actually, maybe that's the best sound of all.
0:51.3	Now that's term time working. Offered at Amazon. 10 weeks off
0:56.6	guaranteed per year. Mix of paid holiday and unpaid time off. Conditions apply. Oh, you asked for it.
1:02.7	And now you've gotten it. I've just added on two amazing new people to the legal AF community.
1:10.2	Major talents. And how do I put this? It's complicated.
1:13.9	I don't mean them joining us. I mean, that's the name of their podcast. It's complicated.
1:18.7	I am so pleased to have join our legal AF community, Renato Mariati and Asha Rangappa.
1:26.3	Renato is a former federal prosecutor, practicing attorney,
1:31.3	and a legal analyst of the first order. And Asha Rangapa, not only is she a national security
1:39.0	law expert and a professor at Yale, but she's also a former FBI special agent, and she's also a national
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