When You Come at the King: Holding Presidents to Account (with Elie Honig)

In 'The Confidence Game', Maria Konnikova delves into the world of con artists, examining why these individuals are successful and why people consistently fall for their schemes. The book covers a range of cons, from multimillion-dollar Ponzi schemes to small-time frauds, using scientific, dramatic, and psychological perspectives. Konnikova explains how con artists exploit human psychology, creating trust, empathy, and rapport to manipulate their victims. She also discusses the common traits of con artists, such as a Machiavellian attitude, nonchalance, and narcissism, and how these traits often lead to their downfall. The book highlights how our own desires and need to believe can make us complicit in our own deception, and it provides insights into the psychology behind why we fall for scams and how our sense of truth can be manipulated.

In *Untouchable*, Elie Honig exposes how the rich and powerful use the system to their benefit, highlighting figures like Donald Trump, Jeffrey Epstein, and Harvey Weinstein. He explains how they evade justice and offers solutions for making the system fairer. The book delves into the tactics used by powerful individuals to avoid accountability and proposes ways to ensure true justice for all.

In *Hatchet Man*, Elie Honig exposes William Barr as the most corrupt attorney general in modern U.S. history, detailing his unprecedented abuse of power and the lasting damage to the Justice Department. Honig uses his experience as a prosecutor to illustrate how Barr violated the Department's rules and principles, compromising its credibility and independence.