Elie Honig is CNN’s Emmy-nominated Senior Legal Analyst, writes a weekly column for New York Magazine and Cafe.com, hosts podcasts on the law and true crime for Vox Media, is a Rutgers University scholar, and is special counsel to the law firm Lowenstein Sandler.
His book is one of the must-read political books of the fall, get it here: When You Come at the King: Inside DOJ's Pursuit of the President, From Nixon to Trump
Anthony Scaramucci is the founder and managing partner of SkyBridge, a global alternative investment firm, and founder and chairman of SALT, a global thought leadership forum and venture studio. He is the host of the podcast Open Book with Anthony Scaramucci. A graduate of Tufts University and Harvard Law School, he lives in Manhasset, Long Island.
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Timestamps
00:00 Elie Honig Introduction
02:58 Why did you write this book about accountability for presidents now?
04:41 Would this be the situation if Trump won in 2020?
07:31 Is this time different in American history?
11:23 Archibald Cox, Saturday Night Massacre, & Robert Bork
16:11 Everyone loves the idea of an outsider prosecutor, until this happens
20:19 Presidential immunity case: Would Nixon have gotten in trouble?
21:49 Is the Supreme Court afraid of Trump?
22:50 Examples of Supreme Court rulings against Trump
23:08 Is Elie more optimistic or pessimistic about America holding the powerful accountable?
27:52 Five Words
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