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The Counsel

Note From Elie: The Prosecution’s Worst Witness

The Counsel

Vox Media Podcast Network

News, Politics

4.7861 Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hey, everyone, Ellie here wishing you a very happy Friday morning. I wonder if you all

0:40.3

maybe like this podcast a little more because it comes out on Friday morning when you're

0:45.7

inherently in a good mood. We're definitely not going to shift this over to Monday or anything.

0:49.9

I don't want to jeopardize our approval ratings. Anyway, this week I talk about a favorite subject of mine,

0:57.7

maybe even a muse of mine. I don't know. That's a little bit of a strange way to put it.

1:02.4

But this column is about Bill Barr, a guy who I've written about, my first book is about him,

1:08.3

and about his recent effort to rehabilitate his image and about

1:12.7

this notion that maybe he's going to be this star witness in the prosecutions of Donald Trump.

1:19.5

Take a listen to see what I think of it. And as always, love to hear your thoughts, questions,

1:23.8

or comments. Send them to letters at cafe.com.

1:48.9

I have a complicated relationship with Bill Barr. On one hand, in 2021, I wrote a book about him called Hatchetman, how Bill Barr broke the prosecutor's code and corrupted the Justice Department.

1:54.5

The title leaves little to the imagination, wherein I argue that as Attorney General, he was a

2:00.0

liar and a political goon.

2:02.5

On the other hand, as Barr continues his public image rehab tour on the cable networks,

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