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Trump DOJ FREAKS OUT as Judge DELIVERS FATAL BLOW to Investigation | It's Complicated

2026-03-20 Entertainment
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This week, a federal judge temporarily blocked HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s overhaul of the childhood vaccine schedule and his appointments of vaccine skeptics to a key CDC advisory committee. Asha and Renato explain why agencies must follow administrative legal procedures and how RFK Jr.’s disregard for science and scientific expertise rankled the judge. Plus, they review the latest ruling from Judge James E. Boasberg, who rebuked the U.S. Attorney’s office in D.C., led by former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, in its investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Renato and Asha examine how Pirro failed to meet the super low threshold of obtaining a subpoena and why the judge found the probe improperly motivated. They discuss how Boasberg’s and Powell’s pushback in the Trump era shows the legal system is still at work. Listen up! Memorandum and Order on Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction - in American Academy of Pediatrics v. Kennedy https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70722326/291/american-academy-of-pediatrics-v-kennedy/ ·     Memorandum Opinion – Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System v. United States of America https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72490330/23/in-re-grand-jury-subpoenas/ Asha Substack: https://asharangappa.substack.com/ Subscribe to our podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/its-complicated Follow Asha on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/asharangappa.bsky.social Follow Renato on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/renatomariotti.bsky.social Follow Asha on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asha.rangappa/ Follow Renato on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/renato.mariotti/ Cruise with us! https://www.travelstore.com/group-travel/its-complicated-cruise-2026/ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF Substack: https://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Subscribe to the Intersection with Michael Popok podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 Subscribe to Unprecedented with Michael Popok and Dina Doll podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unprecedented-by-legal-af/id1867023089 Subscribe to Court of History with Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-court-of-history/id1867022920

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@1GoodWoman 2026-03-20

I almost died from measles as a child. Years later I wads trained and worked as one of the earliest PAs in anesthesia, still today a rare specialty. Because it was so new and so limited I took myself to law school and now work using my J.D. degree so I understand both sides of this. We need vaccines. Medicine is not perfect, neither is life and neither is law. Kennedy has no business having any authority at all.

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@DReardon-hq2vb 2026-03-20

The Cult of Stupidity needs to go. Vote blue in November to save our country.

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@NRM1-u4k 2026-03-20

RFK Jr: This bone head is mentally deranged! Years of drug addiction has nullified his ability to think intelligently or properly. Trump hired the idiot as a distraction! He is going to kill many Americans with his loopy ideas!

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@hueman3840 2026-03-20

From Europe: 15 more Epstein survivors have come forward to file criminal complaints in Paris against men behind 2 French modeling agencies. A 3rd modeling agency in Italy was named. WHY is the US NOT taking similar actions??

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@swingnd 2026-03-20

This administration thinks that it is ushering in the rapture. It’s literally a death cult. Are we surprised by anything after coming to terms with that reality?

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@pennydoyle1806 2026-03-20

RFK is a nut case. If yoiu look at what all he is tearing apart he is trying to reduce the cost to the government...... if they can cut costs it also a reason on their part not to have a national health system ...... back to the dark ages for the US unless you have lots of money to go elsewhere.

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@GodelsRevenge 2026-03-20

RFJ and trump are nepo babies with traumatic childhoods creating an insatiable need for attention to fill their gaping psychic wounds. Being mediocre so incapable of gaining attention for constructive positive achievements have resorted to destruction to avoid being ignored while lifetime lack of accountability depressed empathy and enabled narcissism

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@TaijaSkyDragon 2026-03-20

He stops insurance covering the vaccines. Makes them more expensive and scarce

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@AZOffRoadster 2026-03-20

Now look into what they're doing to education dept.

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@ren7769 2026-03-20

And don't forget that RFK and his entire family grandchildren etc have all been vaccinated!!!

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