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

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

Update: 2025-09-20
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It’s our first Saturday drop! Nate and Maria host former assistant US Attorney Elie Honig to discuss his new book, a brisk history of special counsels — plagued by politics, checked by presidents, declawed under Trump’s second term — and why rescuing the office matters.

Find Elie’s book here: When You Come At The King


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

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

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