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The first public The first public impeachment hearing in decades is about to begin.

What can we expect?

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 CNN legal

analyst. I'm usually joined by my friend Patty Vasquez, but she's on the campaign trail, so I'm going to be bringing in Asher and Gappa in a minute.

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so now I'm going to bring in

Aisha Rangappa she's a former FBI counterintelligence agent.

She's a professor at Yale University.

She's a CNN legal and national security analyst.

She's also my friend and a frequent guest on this podcast.

So let's bring in Asha.

Welcome back, Asha.

Thanks so much for joining me.

Thanks for having me, Renato.

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