DOJ Could Sink Its Own Case Against Trump's Would-Be Assassin

The Counsel

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News, Politics

4.7 • 861 Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100 mobsters, including members of La Cosa Nostra, and the Gambino and Genovese crime families. He went on to serve as Director of the Department of Law and Public Safety at New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice. He is currently Special Counsel at Lowenstein Sandler and a CNN legal analyst. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Some follow the noise.
0:03.3	Bloomberg follows the money.
0:05.4	Because behind every headline is a bottom line.
0:09.3	Whether it's the funds-fueling AI or crypto's trillion-dollar swings,
0:13.8	there's a money-side to every story.
0:16.5	And when you see the money-side, you understand what others miss.
0:22.3	Get the money-side of the story., you understand what others miss. Get the money side of the story.
0:25.3	Subscribe now at Bloomberg.com.
0:30.3	Hey, everybody, Sue Bird here.
0:35.8	This week on a touch more, I'm celebrating the start of the WMBA by breaking down what I saw an opening weekend. And we have NBC's one and only Maria Taylor to talk about her boundary-breaking career in sports
0:41.1	journalism, the NBA playoffs, and her thoughts on which teams have the best chance of making
0:45.9	the WMBA finals.
0:47.4	Check out the latest episode of A Touch More, wherever you get your podcasts, and on YouTube.
0:57.6	Hey, everyone. podcasts and on YouTube. Hey everyone, Ellie here, wishing you a happy Wednesday this week.
1:01.4	We're coming to you a couple of days early because this week's piece has to do with something
1:05.5	that happened really early in the week.
1:07.9	And I think is very important, but is being overlooked at the moment. I'll leave you
1:12.8	in suspense for now. But before we get there, here's something to watch for next week.
1:18.5	On Wednesday, May 20th, some, we don't know which ones, some of the Supreme Court justices
1:24.9	are going to appear in the Senate, in the Appropriations Committee, to testify about the U.S. Supreme Court justices are going to appear in the Senate, in the Appropriations Committee,
1:29.3	to testify about the U.S. Supreme Court's appropriations request. Now, that sounds dry.
1:35.4	It probably should be dry, just line item budget issues, but I promise you it will not be dry.
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