E. Jean Carroll and the Mob Boss Presidency (with Barb McQuade)

Stay Tuned with Preet

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News, Society & Culture, Politics, Government

4.8 • 32.4K Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2026

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Barb McQuade is a former U.S. Attorney, MS NOW legal analyst, law professor, and author of The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government. In this live episode taped at the 92NY in New York City, Barb joins Preet to discuss President Trump’s mob-style tactics, the $1.8 billion “slush fund” for January 6 defendants, threats to the rule of law, and how Americans can reclaim democratic accountability. Then, Preet answers listener questions about lawsuits challenging President Trump’s slush fund, whether acting officials can be impeached, and a court ruling barring arrests from being made in New York City immigration courts. In the bonus for Insiders, Preet and McQuade discuss restoring public faith in the Justice Department, the most important lesson for law students, and whether RICO is a viable legal tool for holding the Trump administration accountable. Join the Insider community for access to bonus content from Stay Tuned and weekly episodes of the Insider podcast hosted by Preet and Joyce Vance. Head to cafe.com/insider to sign up. Thank you for supporting our work. Show notes and a transcript of the episode are available on our website. You can now watch this episode! Head to CAFE’s Youtube channel and subscribe. Shop Stay Tuned merch and featured books by our guests in our Amazon storefront. Have a question for Preet? Ask @PreetBharara on BlueSky, or Twitter with the hashtag #AskPreet. Email us at staytuned@cafe.com, or call 833-997-7338 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.
0:05.7	I'm Preet Bharara.
0:08.0	It's easy, perhaps, to chuckle at a Donald Trump.
0:11.2	There are times when he's sort of campy.
0:13.3	I think there are things that he does, you know, his little dance and some of the other kinds of things, to come across as a rascal.
0:19.8	But I think we have to look under those things
0:22.1	at the real harm he has done to American institutions and the rule of law.
0:33.9	That's Barb McQuaid. She's the former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan,
0:38.3	a law professor, an MS now legal analyst. She's also a co-host of the podcast, Sisters-in-Law.
0:45.3	And she's now out with the new book, The Fix, Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-style government.
0:52.3	This is a live recording of our conversation from the 92nd Street Y in New York City.
0:58.1	That's coming up.
0:59.6	Stay tuned.
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