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Opening Arguments

OA277: The Republican Civil War

Opening Arguments

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4.33.7K Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2019

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

Today's episode breaks down everything you need to know about what's going to happen with the House Judiciary Committee's vote to recommend holding Bill Barr in contempt of Congress. Is this all going to go nowhere in a Trump-dominated executive and a right-wing judiciary? Find out why Andrew's optimistic, and why he calls the underlying dynamic the coming Republican Civil War! All that and we revisit the Republican Andrew called the "key to the apex of Yodel Mountain" over a year ago!

We begin, however, with a big MISSION ACCOMPLISHED banner: you did it! Opening Arguments listeners opened up bar complaints with the Florida Bar about Congressman and nasty little troll Matt Gaetz, and now he faces a state bar disciplinary proceeding.

He's not the only one, either; we got breaking news today that Paulie Manafort has indeed been disbarred by the District of Columbia!

During the main segment, we break down (1) the contempt recommendation by the House Judiciary committee and exactly what is going to happen next; (2) what the House's "inherent sanctions" powers are, and whether they can really sic the Sergeant-at-Arms on Bill Barr (hint: yes!); (3) assertions of executive privilege; and (4) the Republican Senate Intelligence Committee's subpoena of Donald Trump Jr. Is Richard Burr (R-NC) the next In Rod We Trust? Listen and find out... and brace yourself for the coming Republican Civil War!

After all that, it's time for a Thomas Takes the Bar Exam featuring special guest Andrew Seidel. Together, the two sit in for an evidence question about the admissibility of prior bad acts. Brush up on your "Ol' Switcheroo" law and play along with us for #TTTBE!

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0:00.0

So I hold myself in contempt if you try to pull me up here to court without attorney.

0:08.1

I'll ask the questions here.

0:21.3

Car Jacka willy.

0:22.3

Objection!

0:23.3

I'm going to allow it at characterizes that offend him as a car jacket.

0:26.3

You didn't kill Thompson, but you did Mr. Wells?

0:33.1

Yes!

0:34.1

Yes, I killed that Thompson!

0:36.1

I killed him!

0:37.1

I killed him!

0:38.1

I killed him!

0:39.1

I killed him!

0:40.1

You're out of order!

0:47.1

You're out of order!

0:48.1

The whole trial is out of order!

0:51.1

Get out of order!

0:55.2

Welcome to Opening Arguments, a podcast that pairs an inquisitive interviewer with a real

0:59.2

life lawyer.

1:00.2

This podcast is sponsored by the Law Offices of P. Antritoris, LLC for Entertainment

1:04.5

Provisors, is not intended as legal advice and does not form an attorney-client relationship.

1:09.3

Don't take legal advice from a podcast.

1:18.3

Hello and welcome to Opening Arguments.

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