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Above the Law? (with Elie Honig)

Stay Tuned with Preet

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The Bar Is Higher for Prosecutors to Charge Rich People, Powerful People and Celebrities Than to Charge Ordinary Folks

If there's somebody who is a very significant public figure, more likely that your supervisors all the way up to the top are going to be reviewing the indictment. I also don't think that's necessarily corrupt or evil. As I say in the book, there are good reasons for this because prosecutors have to protect their own reputation,. A failure in one high profile case can swamp an entire prosecutor's reputation and entire office's reputation.

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