S10 E23: Bombshell Allegations

Breakdown

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

True Crime, Politics, News

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

The allegations are salacious: arguably the most famous district attorney in the country hired her romantic partner to help prosecute a former president and then profited from the arrangement. An eye-popping, explosive court motion filed on behalf of one of Donald Trump’s lesser-known defendants is the focus of the most recent episode of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Breakdown podcast. Episode 23 – “Bombshell Allegations” – of Breakdown’s Season 10 – “The Trump Indictment” – explains the court motion filed by attorney Ashleigh Merchant, who represents defendant Michael Roman. It also looks at the fallout after the filing became public, both on the legal landscape and in the political arena. You can download the Breakdown podcast from Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher or your favorite podcasting platform. You can also stream it above. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's worth knowing what's really going on.
0:04.0	This is the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
0:11.0	Previously on breakdown.
0:13.0	The problem here is that he wasn't able to, according to him, it seems like everything was within his official duties and that just cannot be right.
0:26.0	Today's a good day. A jury still witness to what Rudy Giuliana did to me and my daughter and held him accountable.
0:37.8	And for that I'm thankful.
0:40.3	Today is not the end of the road.
0:42.4	We still have work to do.
0:45.0	Really Giuliani was not the only one who spread lies about us.
0:49.0	And others must be held accountable to.
0:58.0	Sometimes life throws your curve balls. We were set to return this week with our first breakdown episode of 2004
1:02.0	focusing on Donald Trump's presidential
1:04.9	immunity arguments. They were held Tuesday in federal court in Washington DC and
1:10.0	that's because they could have a bearing on the election interference case here.
1:15.0	But late Monday, a court filing in Fulton County from one of the lesser known defendants
1:19.1	and the racketeering case changed those plans immediately. In the filing attorney Ashley
1:26.4	Merchant asks that criminal charges be dropped against her client Michael
1:31.3	Roman. She also wants to disqualify Fulton, DA,
1:35.0	Fani Willis, and her team from handling
1:38.0	the Georgia prosecution.
1:40.0	The bombshell reason?
1:41.8	Merchant says the 41 count Fulton indictment
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