Episode 59 - Frozen

It's Complicated

Renato Mariotti

News, News Commentary, Politics

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

This week, Trump’s lawyers make an argument that Judge Chutkan agrees with and tells Jack Smith to stop producing discovery while the case is stayed pending a ruling on Trump’s immunity claim; there may be something to the allegations of a conflict of interest against Fani Willis in Fulton County. Plus, staying true to your alma mater.

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0:00.0	MSW media.
0:06.6	So Renato, Judge Chutkin has agreed with the Trump team
0:11.6	that they do not need to be preparing for trial while his immunity appeal is pending.
0:19.8	Does this mean we're never going to see a trial in this case?
0:22.4	It's count. Does this mean we're never going to see a trial in this case?
0:25.6	It's complicated. I'm Renata Mariati.
0:30.4	I'm a former federal prosecutor, a practicing lawyer, and a legal analyst.
0:35.0	And I'm Asha Rangappa.
0:37.0	I teach national security law at Yale University.
0:40.0	I'm a former FBI Special Agent, and I'm a legal contributor for ABC News.
0:45.0	And we're here to help you understand topics that can't be boiled down into a sound bite or a tweet. So, Asha, I'm sure this has got to seem crazy to some of our listeners.
1:00.0	Having Judge Chutkin say to the Trump team,
1:03.2	like you guys don't need to be doing any work.
1:05.9	You don't need to be prepping for trial.
1:08.0	And hey, I may be delaying the trial date.
1:11.4	I actually think she made the right decision,
1:12.9	but I'm sure a lot of people listening
1:14.7	are going to be pulling their hair out.
1:17.0	So let's just lay out the landscape,
1:20.9	what we would call as lawyers the procedural posture of the posture of the case. So Trump has claimed that he has
1:30.0	absolute immunity from prosecution in this January 6th trial.
1:35.0	And that issue was ruled upon by Judge Chutkin.
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