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The Counsel

Third Degree Sample: Prosecuting Sedition

The Counsel

Vox Media Podcast Network

News, Politics

4.7861 Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2021

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Third Degree, Elie Honig is joined by Harvard Law student and former Trump administration speechwriter Eli Nachmany to discuss the conduct of former DC Acting U.S. Attorney Michael Sherwin and the potential for sedition charges against the Capitol insurrectionists. Plus, Elie tells stories from the legal trenches of his former office, the Southern District of New York.  Join Elie every Monday and Wednesday on Third Degree for a discussion of the urgent legal news making the headlines. Third Degree takes on a bit of a different flavor on Fridays, when Elie speaks with a rotating slate of America’s most impressive law school students, exclusively for members of CAFE Insider.  Transcript, references and supplemental materials are available on the CAFE website: https://cafe.com/third-degree-podcast/prosecuting-sedition/ Third Degree is produced by CAFE Studios.  Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Senior Editorial Producer: Adam Waller; Technical Director: David Tatasciore; Audio and Music Producer: Nat Weiner; Editorial Producers: Noa Azulai, Jake Kaplan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hey everybody, it's Ellie here.

0:32.8

Each Friday on the third degree podcast,

0:34.9

I speak with a rotating cast of some of the nation's top law

0:37.8

students about breaking legal news, compelling cases, and what it means to lead a life in the law.

0:43.1

Today, we're sharing a sample from my conversation with Harvard Law School student

0:46.5

Eli Nachmani. Yes, his name is Ellie as well. To hear our full conversation and access all

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half the annual membership price. Just head to cafe.com slash insider and enter the special

1:02.6

code, degree. That's cafe.com slash insider, and the discount code is degree.

1:18.0

Now, I want to start by putting you on the spot for a moment, okay?

1:23.1

I'm going to say a word, and I want your, not your law school first impression.

1:27.1

I just want your human being first impression when I say this word, okay? Sedition. All right, what

1:29.7

jumps into your mind when I say that word sedition? So it's obviously a negative connotation,

1:34.4

right? I mean, in terms of word association, it would definitely be bad, not good. But sedition

1:39.7

calls to mind to me something massive, something, you know, of national significance and concerning,

1:47.1

you know, your government and either a foreign government or some sort of, you know, overthrow

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