Hey, everyone listening to our podcast. This is Ari, and we have two very special things in this podcast extra.

First, a report I've been working on for a long time with my staff here at The Beat, a deep dive into why federal prosecutors in New York may ultimately pose a bigger threat to some of Donald Trump's interests than even the Mueller pro.

We go deep. You're about to hear that. And then afterward, some of the original reporting that we like to do,

we hear from two people who've actually not only spent time with Donald Trump,

but got paid by him, worked with him, and are still huge critics.

Barbara Rez, a longtime Trump org executive,

and our friend Tony Schwartz, co-author of the art of the deal

and the way we work isn't working.

That conversation gets into why Tony argues that at times he believes Trump is effectively, quote, subhuman.

One more thing I noticed reading some of your comments and some of your ratings.

A lot of you guys like when we do these extra segments, please feel free to go in if you haven't and comment or rate us five stars or whatever you think

we deserve. We do read what you're right there and it helps get the beat out on iTunes.

See you soon.

This week's indictment of the Russian lawyer who met with Paul Manafort and Trump's family

members is a huge development since she was the most high-ranking Russian at a meeting that Bob Mueller's

investigating in his collusion probe, but Mueller's office didn't just indict her, just like his office

didn't actually indict Michael Cohen. The office that charged the Russian lawyer was the top federal

prosecutor's office in Manhattan, the Southern District of New York. This is the office with jurisdiction over the Trump organization and activities involving Trump

and his family, which includes anything he did before he became president.

So tonight, we turn to a special report why this office is proving so significant and why it's

making such pivotal moves on matters adjacent to the Mueller probe.

The first thing you need to know is that this story is way bigger than Trump.

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