Episode 56 - The Maine Event

It's Complicated

Renato Mariotti

News, News Commentary, Politics

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

This week, Trump is taken off another ballot when Maine’s Secretary of State rules him ineligible– how will SCOTUS treat the issue? Also, Jack Smith filed a motion to limit Trump’s defense from using political persecution and other frivolous arguments in the DC case. Renato and Asha share some of their goals for 2024.

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0:00.0	So, Asha, now that the main Secretary of State determined that Donald Trump should not be on the ballot in that state,
0:08.0	is it getting harder and harder for the US Supreme Court to stay out of this dispute?
0:12.0	Eh, it's complicated. U.S. Supreme Court to stay out of this dispute?
0:12.8	Eh, it's complicated.
0:14.8	I'm Asheringapa.
0:19.2	I teach national security law at Yale University.
0:22.2	I'm a former FBI Special Agent and I'm a legal
0:25.3	contributor for ABC News. And I'm Renato Mariati. I'm a former federal
0:30.0	prosecutor, a practicing lawyer, and a legal analyst.
0:33.7	And we're here to help you understand topics that can't be boiled down
0:37.9	into a sound bite or a tweet. So, another state bites the dust.
0:47.0	Another state bites the dust.
0:49.0	Indeed, and this is great.
0:53.3	I'm so, I'm actually thrilled by the news because it gives us a chance to talk about this
0:57.7	topic.
0:58.7	I was sitting in the beach in St. Lucia listening to you and Steve talk about this.
1:05.8	This fascinating conversation.
1:07.7	I, it's not going to surprise you to learn that I maybe have a different perspective
1:11.6	on it than Steve.
1:13.0	Yeah, we'll tell, we'll get to that.
1:15.1	We had a great conversation.
1:16.4	He was a perfect guest to have on,
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