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Opening Arguments

Opening Arguments is a law show that helps you make sense of the news! Comedian Thomas Smith brings on legal analysts to help you understand not only current events, but also deeper legal concepts and areas!
The typical schedule will be M-W-F with Monday being a deep-dive, Wednesday being Thomas Takes the Bar Exam and patron shoutouts, and Friday being a rapid response to legal issues in the news!

Politics Law News
Update frequency
every 2 days
Average duration
65 minutes
Episodes
1132
Years Active
2016 - 2025
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OA808: Ken Paxton Acquitted & You Won't Believe Who's Stumping for Trump's Lawyers

OA808: Ken Paxton Acquitted & You Won't Believe Who's Stumping for Trump's Lawyers

Liz and Andrew talk about the surprising acquittal of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on all 16 articles of impeachment before discussing the companion efforts to gum up the works in the attempt t…

00:57:55  |   Mon 18 Sep 2023
OA807: Hunter Biden Indicted, Cheese Gets Cut & Rudy... Is Still Rudy

OA807: Hunter Biden Indicted, Cheese Gets Cut & Rudy... Is Still Rudy

Hunter Biden was indicted; what does it mean? Liz and Andrew bring you that, plus an extra-length linkroll today to cover all the week's developments, all before tackling a listener question about t…

00:53:31  |   Fri 15 Sep 2023
OA806: Person Woman Man Camera... RICO

OA806: Person Woman Man Camera... RICO

Liz and Andrew begin with a discussion of Kevin McCarthy's efforts to impeach Ice Cream Joe before the linkroll roundup of all the major developments over the past few days.

Then, in the main segm…

00:52:28  |   Wed 13 Sep 2023
OA805: Why Mark Meadows Getting Tossed Back To State Court Is Very Bad News For Trump

OA805: Why Mark Meadows Getting Tossed Back To State Court Is Very Bad News For Trump

Liz and Andrew break down all the latest developments before taking a deep dive into the significance of Mark Meadows's stunning loss in trying to remove his criminal indictment from state court in …

00:55:07  |   Mon 11 Sep 2023
OA804: Trump Lawyers Enter the Find Out Phase

OA804: Trump Lawyers Enter the Find Out Phase

Liz and Andrew try a lightning round segment, answer a listener question, and then update you on the travails of Trump's lawyers as defendants in Fulton County, Georgia and as conflicted-out scoundr…

01:08:55  |   Fri 08 Sep 2023
OA803: Will Trump Get To Ditch Those Other 18 Losers Who Got Indicted With Him??

OA803: Will Trump Get To Ditch Those Other 18 Losers Who Got Indicted With Him??

Okay, so it's an all-Trump episode... but you won't want to miss Liz and Andrew breaking down whether Donald Trump can sever his case from his co-defendants in Fulton County, along with updates on t…

00:58:58  |   Wed 06 Sep 2023
OA802: The Case Against Fani Willis? (feat. Andrew Fleischman)

OA802: The Case Against Fani Willis? (feat. Andrew Fleischman)

Today's show welcomes Georgia criminal defense and appellate attorney Andrew Fleischman to the show to help answer Liz and Andrew's questions about the case against Donald Trump and his criminal ente…

01:13:19  |   Mon 04 Sep 2023
OA801: MAGAworld Prepares to BUT HER EMAILS Biden; Trump Lawyers Turn on Each Other

OA801: MAGAworld Prepares to BUT HER EMAILS Biden; Trump Lawyers Turn on Each Other

Liz and Andrew tackle the latest right-wing nonsense freakout talking point: that Joe Biden, as Vice-President, used secret email accounts to backchannel his criminal plotting to his son Hunter. Lear…

00:52:55  |   Fri 01 Sep 2023
OA800: Mark Meadows Forfeits The Fifth; Will He Soon Flip on Trump?? (feat. Mitchell Epner)

OA800: Mark Meadows Forfeits The Fifth; Will He Soon Flip on Trump?? (feat. Mitchell Epner)

It's our 800th Episode!

Surprisingly, Mark Meadows testified at his removal hearing in Georgia, which means that he has likely waived his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination. To unde…

01:10:34  |   Wed 30 Aug 2023
OA799: Trumpland: Come for the Federal Court Follies, Stay for the Glaring Ethical Conflicts

OA799: Trumpland: Come for the Federal Court Follies, Stay for the Glaring Ethical Conflicts

Today, Liz and Andrew tell you everything you need to know about Mark Meadows's efforts to remove the Fulton County, GA RICO indictment to federal court; about Sidney Powell's efforts to demand a spe…
01:07:40  |   Mon 28 Aug 2023
OA798: Mugshotpalooza: And Trump Makes 19!

OA798: Mugshotpalooza: And Trump Makes 19!

Today is a good day. Liz and Andrew enjoy the string of losses dealt to the Trump criminal enterprise in Fulton County, Georgia and then follow that up with some listener questions!

If you wonder …

01:05:40  |   Fri 25 Aug 2023
OA797: All My Indictments - As the Trump Turns

OA797: All My Indictments - As the Trump Turns

Liz and Andrew check in on the latest developments from the Trump indictments in Fulton County, GA with a RICOsplainer and a gaggle of removals; in Washington, DC with a complaint about a Statue of …

01:04:36  |   Wed 23 Aug 2023
OA796: Will Trump's Big Mouth Land Him In The Big House? (feat. Chris Regan)

OA796: Will Trump's Big Mouth Land Him In The Big House? (feat. Chris Regan)

Liz and Andrew discuss developments in the Fulton County, Georgia indictment with respect to Mark Meadows before welcoming guest Chris Regan to discuss the "two systems of justice" in our country: o…

01:07:04  |   Mon 21 Aug 2023
OA795: The X Filings - Elon Musk's Plan to Leave No Lawyer Behind

OA795: The X Filings - Elon Musk's Plan to Leave No Lawyer Behind

Liz and Andrew bring you a (mostly) Trump-free show discussing all things Twitter, including the recent sanctions imposed for failure to comply with a search warrant, a lawsuit against the former Twi…
00:56:04  |   Fri 18 Aug 2023
OA794: Trump Has 91 Problems, And A RICO Is One

OA794: Trump Has 91 Problems, And A RICO Is One

It's here! Liz and Andrew break down the 41-count, 19-defendant indictment of Donald Trump on state criminal charges in Fulton County, Georgia.

Notes Trump Fulton County, GA indictment https://ww…

01:06:16  |   Tue 15 Aug 2023
OA793: The Right-Wing Freakout, Or, Why Hunter Biden Rejected His Plea Deal (feat. Mitchell Epner)

OA793: The Right-Wing Freakout, Or, Why Hunter Biden Rejected His Plea Deal (feat. Mitchell Epner)

Liz and Andrew welcome back friend of the show Mitchell Epner for an episode dedicated to understanding the right wing's latest distractions, including their bizarre and wrong argument that the DOJ c…

00:57:08  |   Sun 13 Aug 2023
OA792: Eastman & The Cheese - The Anatomy Of Co-Conspirators Two and Five

OA792: Eastman & The Cheese - The Anatomy Of Co-Conspirators Two and Five

We're back to a Trump show as Liz and Andrew break down the latest Trump filing in the Southern District of Florida documents case before moving on to DC to discuss Co-Conspirators 2 and 5, John Eas…

01:07:14  |   Fri 11 Aug 2023
OA791: Trump Judge Orders Religious

OA791: Trump Judge Orders Religious "Sensitivity" Training From A Hate Group

Yes, you read that correctly. This is a classic OA deep dive, in which Liz and Andrew break down a disturbing sanctions order issued by a Trump-appointed judge in Texas who, all on his own, decided…
00:46:22  |   Thu 10 Aug 2023
OA790: The Trump Prosecutions: A Tale of Two Courtooms

OA790: The Trump Prosecutions: A Tale of Two Courtooms

Liz and Andrew compare and contrast procedural motions in both the Southern District of Florida (the document retention case) and the District of Columbia (the conspiracy to overthrow the elections …

00:54:19  |   Tue 08 Aug 2023
OA789: Trump Lawyer Defends 'Aspirational' Coup Attempt

OA789: Trump Lawyer Defends 'Aspirational' Coup Attempt

Liz and Andrew break down the weekend's developments in Trump's criminal case in DC for conspiring to steal the 2020 election, including a rundown of the terrible arguments being made by his newest…

01:03:10  |   Mon 07 Aug 2023
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