Welcome back to the Politics of Prosecution Podcast! This podcast examines the interaction between politics, broadly defined, and criminal prosecution on the local, state and federal levels. Our goal is to produce a variety of shows using different media. This is our second series. It highlights current events where the politics of prosecution intersect and is produced by student volunteers and High Point University Criminal Justice professor Scott Ingram.
The fourth episode in this series continues our look at the recently-completed impeachment trial by examining the “unimpeached co-conspirators.” While the President may have been acquitted, could others face criminal prosecution? We look specifically at conspiracy using primary sources collected by the website Just Security. After recounting the timeline, we evaluate whether there is sufficient evidence to prove anyone else agreed to commit a criminal offense and took an overt act in furtherance of that offense.
The sources used for reference in this episode are:
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/201
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/953

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/957
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/52/30121
US v Renzi 769 F.3d 731 (9th Cir.)
https://www.justsecurity.org/67076/public-document-clearinghouse-ukraine-impeachment-inquiry/#WhistleblowerComplaint

A special thank you goes to HPU’s Media Services Librarian Josh Harris for allowing us to use the Mini-Studio and his outstanding recording equipment.
Taylor Irish performed the editing this week and created the episode’s graphic.
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