Above the Law? (with Elie Honig)

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🗓️ 2 February 2023

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Elie Honig is a former federal and state prosecutor. He’s currently a CNN senior legal analyst and a contributor and host of Up Against The Mob at CAFE. He joins Preet to discuss his new book “Untouchable: How Powerful People Get Away with It.” It documents the similarities between top mafia bosses and Donald Trump, how intimidation is used in and out of the courtroom, how prosecutors choose which cases to pursue, and more. Plus, the FBI searches Biden’s vacation home again, Rep. George Santos faces multiple investigations, and Preet shares his thoughts on…almond milk. Don’t miss the Insider bonus, where Preet and Elie discuss the Fulton County DA’s investigation of former President Trump and the Emmy nomination Elie received for hosting a documentary film on the 60th anniversary of the trial of Adolf Eichmann. To listen, try the membership for just $1 for one month: cafe.com/insider. For show notes and a transcript of the episode head to: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned/above-the-law-with-elie-honig/ Head here to listen to Elie’s podcast, “Up Against the Mob” Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with the hashtag #AskPreet, email us your questions and comments at staytuned@cafe.com, or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	From Cafe and the Vox Media Podcast Network, welcome to Stay Tuned.
0:06.3	I'm Pete Barara.
0:08.3	Number one, there's always an intimidation factor, right?
0:10.6	It's hard to flip against the mobiles.
0:12.2	It's hard to flip against Donald Trump.
0:14.0	It's hard to flip against any powerful person because you know that you're going to be publicly
0:18.4	pilloried and flayed and cross-examined and attacked.
0:26.1	That's Ellie Honeg.
0:27.1	He's a CNN senior legal analyst and a former state and federal prosecutor.
0:32.0	Plus he's a host and contributor here at Cafe.
0:35.0	Ellie served as co-chief of the organized crime unit at SDNY when I was the US Attorney.
0:39.8	He earned the reputation as tough and smart in the courtroom, with a knack for flipping
0:43.5	mobsters into cooperating witnesses.
0:46.2	Ellie's new book Untouchable, How Powerful People Get Away With It, takes a page from
0:51.2	his experience successfully prosecuting top mob bosses and explains how Donald Trump
0:56.4	has been able to evade the law with countless misdeeds in recent years.
1:01.0	We discuss how prosecutors decide which cases to pursue, the strategic use of intimidation
1:05.6	tactics by the defense, and Ellie's view that Attorney General Merrick Garland should
1:09.9	take a more aggressive stance in investigating former President Trump.
1:14.2	That's coming up.
1:15.6	Stay tuned.
1:17.0	This episode is brought to you by SAP Concur.
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