It's Complicated
Join former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti and former FBI Special Agent and Yale Law School lecturer Asha Rangappa as they break down for Legal AF the biggest legal and political stories with sharp insight, real experience, and an unapologetic pro-democracy perspective. No spin, no both-sides nonsense — just the facts, the law, and what it all means for our democracy.
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June 7, 2025 • 38 mins
It’s Presidential Potpourri! Asha and Renato discuss latest legal developments, from a return of Trump’s travel ban to the escalating war on Harvard and ongoing attempts by the courts to give the migrants sent to El Salvador due process. Plus: Have Trump and Musk REALLY broken up, or will they kiss and make up? And is it OK to take sides? Tune in and weigh in with your thoughts!
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May 31, 2025 • 35 mins
In this week’s episode, Asha Rangappa and Renato Mariotti discuss two federal judge smackdowns. First, D.C. District Court Judge Richard Leon asks (in legalese), “WTF?” in response to Trump's executive order targeting the law firm Wilmer Hale with a decision declaring the entire order unconstitutional. Meanwhile, Massachusetts District Judge Brian Murphy calls out the Trump administration's hypocrisy in failing to comply with a sol...
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May 26, 2025 • 48 mins
Join former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti and former FBI Special Agent and Yale Law School lecturer Asha Rangappa as they break down the biggest legal and political stories with sharp insight, real experience, and an unapologetic pro-democracy perspective. No spin, no both-sides nonsense — just the facts, the law, and what it all means for our democracy. This week Asha and Renato get you caught up on the Harvard fist fight wit...
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May 19, 2025 • 65 mins
In today's all-new episode, our hosts Renato Mariotti and Asha Rangappa discuss two Supreme Court-related developments: an oral argument about universal injunctions in a birthright citizenship case and a ruling on a habeas corpus matter involving detainees. The hosts analyze the justices' concerns about due process, the government's potential manipulation of judicial procedures, and the broader implications for constitutional right...
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May 12, 2025 • 46 mins
In today's all-new episode, our hosts Renato Mariotti and Asha Rangappa discuss Trump's attempt to dismantle Voice of America, a government-funded international broadcasting agency created during World War II to counter foreign propaganda. They analyze the legal challenges to Trump's executive order, highlighting the First Amendment implications and the Administrative Procedure Act violations.
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May 5, 2025 • 50 mins
In today's riveting episode of It's Complicated, join our insightful host Renato Mariotti as he engages in a deep conversation with Mimi Rocah, a former federal prosecutor and district attorney. Two major developments are on the slate: a federal court ruling that restricts the Trump administration's sweeping deportation powers and the brewing contention in the Senate over Ed Martin's nomination as U.S. Attorney.
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April 29, 2025 • 50 mins
Hosts Renato Mariotti and Asha Rangappa dive into the escalating legal showdown between Harvard University and the Trump administration, a clash that raises critical questions about academic freedom and government overreach.
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April 21, 2025 • 64 mins
In the latest episode of It’s Complicated, hosts Renato Mariotti, a former federal prosecutor, and Yale National Security Law professor Asha Rangappa dive into the alarming power struggles between the judiciary and the executive branch under Donald Trump.
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April 14, 2025 • 48 mins
In today's all-new episode, our hosts Renato Mariotti and Asha Rangappa discuss the disturbing implications of the Supreme Court ruling that appears to give Trump sweeping powers to deport anyone from the country with limited judicial oversight.
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April 7, 2025 • 48 mins
In today's all-new episode, our hosts Renato Mariotti and Asha Rangappa discuss the legality of Donald Trump's global tariffs, and the seismic fallout for Americans as the tariffs roil the stock markets and people's 401Ks.
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The episode highlights a crucial but often overlooked point: the power to regulate commerce and impose tariffs rests with Congress. Our ho...
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March 31, 2025 • 58 mins
In today's episode, hosts Asha Rangappa and Renato Mariotti break down the implications surrounding the Signalgate scandal, where top U.S. officials likely shared classified information with unauthorized individuals—including the editor of The Atlantic—over an unsecure messaging app.
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March 24, 2025 • 65 mins
In today's all-new episode, our hosts Renato Mariotti and Asha Rangappa are joined by Georgetown Law professor Steve Vladek to discuss the legality of Donald Trump having people grabbed off the street and dragged onto El Salvador-bound planes without due process.
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The delicate balance between national security and individual rights is at stake, as we discuss t...
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March 17, 2025 • 34 mins
In today's all-new episode, our hosts Renato Mariotti and Asha Rangappa discuss the outrage, and potential illegality, of the Trump administration deporting lawful residents just because they oppose his cruel policies.
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Renato and Asha discuss the case of Mahmoud Khalil, a student activist at Columb...
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March 10, 2025 • 38 mins
In today's all-new episode, our hosts Renato Mariotti and Asha Rangappa discuss the imminent danger that the rule of law in the United States faces from the Trump administration's extreme overreaching actions.
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March 3, 2025 • 64 mins
Hosts Renato Mariotti and Asha Rangappa are joined by NYU Professor Rachel Barkow to talk about the eroding institutional checks on executive power, and ask: Can Trump fire anyone at will?
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Asha, a Yale University National Security Law professor and former FBI special agent, and Renato, a former fed...
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February 24, 2025 • 46 mins
In today's all-new episode, our hosts Renato Mariotti and Asha Rangappa discuss the conflict of interest surrounding the peculiar case of NYC Mayor Eric Adams, and the larger implications for the entire Department of Justice going forward.
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February 17, 2025 • 62 mins
In the latest explosive episode of It’s Complicated, our hosts Renato Mariotti and Asha Rangappa discuss the Department of Justice’s "Thursday Night Massacre," which led to a flurry of resignations by prosecutors in the Southern District of New York (SDNY).
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The legal community is left reeling from...
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February 10, 2025 • 54 mins
In today's all-new episode, our hosts Renato Mariotti and Asha Rangappa discuss the dangers of Elon Musk's unchecked power and influence, and whether or not the traditional mechanisms in place will be enough to curtail his power.
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The last two weeks have been a bustling whirlwind of Elon Musk and Do...
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February 4, 2025 • 54 mins
In today's all-new episode, our hosts Renato Mariotti and Asha Rangappa discuss the secret and very public machinations that Donald Trump and Elon Musk are employing in their bid to remake the FBI into an organization more focused on vengeance than on justice, with little to no oversight.
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January 27, 2025 • 63 mins
In today's all-new episode, our hosts Renato Mariotti and Asha Rangappa discuss the dangers behind a slate of horrendous executive orders signed during Trump's first week in office. In what was meant to be a show of "shock and awe," turned out to be just "shocking and awful."
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