Episode 134 | Texas, Epstein, FBI—Trump’s Triple Distraction Plan

It's Complicated

Renato Mariotti

News, News Commentary, Politics

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Can Trump distract his base from his involvement in the Epstein files scandal? Asha and Renato discuss the Ghislane Maxwell interview and the “Russia hoax” distraction. Plus, why Trump wants the FBI to arrest Texas legislators. Stay tuned to the end for another big announcement for It's Complicated! Virtual Meet and Greet Aug 13th: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=ulj-YG6M8kS_691M0FALjfmFfLYa_OpBnph9e1Co8ftUQjlOV1hIN0s3SjhSODc0WkMyV1I5WFpZNCQlQCN0PWcu&route=shorturl Cruise with us: https://www.travelstore.com/group-travel/its-complicated-cruise-2026/ Asha Substack: https://asharangappa.substack.com/ Subscribe to our podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/its-complicated Follow Asha on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/asharangappa.bsky.social Follow Renato on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/renatomariotti.bsky.social Follow Asha on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asha.rangappa/ Follow Renato on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/renato.mariotti/ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:28.5	Get started today at banta.com. So, Asha, what is the Trump administration's strategy to distract
1:35.2	the public from his involvement in the Epstein saga? It's complicated. I'm Asha Rangapa. I teach national security law at Yale University. I'm a former FBI
1:50.6	special agent and I'm a legal and national security analyst. And I'm Renata Marietti. I'm a former
1:56.9	federal prosecutor, a practicing lawyer, and a legal analyst.
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