Elie Honig on How The Powerful Evade Justice

The Politics Guys

Michael Baranowski

Politics, News

4.4 • 783 Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2023

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Mike talks with former federal prosecutor and CNN Senior Legal Analyst Elie Honig about his just released book, Untouchable: How Powerful People Get Away With It. Topics Mike & Elie Cover Include: - the tactics powerful people use to avoid prosecution - the legal strategies of Donald Trump and The Trump Organization - using cutouts and innuendo to avoid direct responsibility - how fear of reprisal helps to protect the powerful - the use and abuse of presidential pardons - the cases against Donald Trump and the likelihood of convictions Elie Honig on Twitter The Politics Guys on Facebook | Twitter Listener support helps make The Politics Guys possible. You can support us or change your level of support at patreon.com/politicsguys or politicsguys.com/support. On Venmo, we’re @PoliticsGuys. Interested in starting your own podcast? Check out RedCircle, home of The Politics Guys. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-politics-guys/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:21.6	I'm Michael Baranowski, Professor of Political Science at Northern Kentucky University.
1:26.3	My guest today is author, attorney, and CNN's senior legal analyst, Ellie Honig.
1:28.5	Mr. Honig worked as a federal and state prosecutor for 14 years, trying cases involving violent crime, human trafficking, public
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