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Elie Honig on the Challenges and Perils of Prosecuting a President
Manage episode 506767741 series 2489871
What happens when prosecutors take on sitting U.S. presidents? That’s the subject of CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig’s new book, which traces the successes and failures of the Department of Justice’s efforts to hold presidents from Nixon to Trump to account. We’ll also get Honig’s take on the latest DOJ controversies, including the firings of veteran prosecutors and the department’s shrinking independence from the Oval Office. Honig’s new book is “When You Come at the King.”
Guests:
Elie Honig, senior legal analyst, CNN - author, "When You Come at the King: Inside DOJ’s Pursuit of the President, from Nixon to Trump"
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Manage episode 506767741 series 2489871
What happens when prosecutors take on sitting U.S. presidents? That’s the subject of CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig’s new book, which traces the successes and failures of the Department of Justice’s efforts to hold presidents from Nixon to Trump to account. We’ll also get Honig’s take on the latest DOJ controversies, including the firings of veteran prosecutors and the department’s shrinking independence from the Oval Office. Honig’s new book is “When You Come at the King.”
Guests:
Elie Honig, senior legal analyst, CNN - author, "When You Come at the King: Inside DOJ’s Pursuit of the President, from Nixon to Trump"
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