The Mob Boss Tactic Trump Uses to Keep People From Flipping

The New Abnormal

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🗓️ 5 February 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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When former federal and state prosecutor Elie Honig says Donald Trump acts just like a mob boss, he’s not using hyperbole. Honig just released his new book Untouchable: How Powerful People Get Away With It and came out the show to talk to co-host Andy Levy all about it, including the one trick bosses use on those closely involved in their crimes that makes it “harder for those people to flip” and another tactic that has helped the former president avoid charges, at least it did back when Michael Cohen flipped. Plus! He and Andy also talk about the rule that has saved Trump from indictment “over and over” as well as the prosecutor who gave the Trump children, and Harvey Weinstein, a free pass.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Andy Levy, former Fox News and CNN HLN Guy and current cable news conscientious
0:05.4	objector.
0:06.4	I'm a former libertarian who now sits pretty comfortably on the left.
0:09.5	Hi, I'm Danielle Moody, former educator and recovering lobbyist, but today I'm an
0:14.4	unapologetic woke commentator on America's threats to democracy.
0:18.6	And I produce her Jesse Cannon and I'm here to make sure things don't go too far off
0:22.2	the rails.
0:23.2	We're here to have fun, smart conversations with some of the most knowledgeable and entertaining
0:27.2	people in politics, media and beyond.
0:29.9	Our goal is to try and make sense of our current crazy world, our new abnormal and hopefully
0:35.4	even make you laugh through the tears.
0:37.4	Blow and welcome to another Sunday bonus episode of the new abnormal.
0:40.2	We thank you so much for being here.
0:42.0	Today we have an extra special guest with Ellie Honek, who's a CNN legal analyst.
0:46.6	We're going to talk all about his new book, Untouchable, How Powerful People Get Away
0:50.4	With It.
0:51.4	But first, let's have some fun.
0:53.0	All right, are we ready to listen to some clips?
0:55.6	Hell yeah.
0:56.6	Sure.
1:00.4	See, I'm going the other way now because you all thought I was too enthusiastic last
1:05.4	couple of weeks.
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