Scott MacFarlane on Prosecuting the Insurrection — Part 2

Politicology

Dec 09, 2021•55 min•Season 2Ep. 84

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Episode description

Award-winning investigative reporter Scott MacFarlane talks with Ron Steslow about the most critical filings and pivotal moments in the Feds’ ever-growing case against the January 6 insurrectionists.

(02:57) Where the insurrection investigation stands at this moment

(04:46) The differences between high-level and high-profile prosecutions

(00:00) The relationship between the DOJ investigation and the January 6th Committee investigation

(06:07) The January 6th committee’s subpoenas held up in court

(14:00) The conspiracy cases we’re watching play out

(15:03) The makeshift weapons of the insurrectionists

(17:13) The problem of too much evidence

(22:16) What sentences we should expect to see

(29:17) The defendants who are flying under the radar

(36:43) The threat of repeat attacks at statehouses

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