E. Jean Carroll and the Mob Boss Presidency (with Barb McQuade)

About this episode

Preet Bharara and Barb McQuade discuss President Trump's mob-style tactics and threats to the rule of law.

Barb McQuade is a former U.S. Attorney, MS NOW legal analyst, law professor, and author of The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government. In this live episode taped at the 92NY in New York City, Barb joins Preet to discuss President Trump’s mob-style tactics, the $1.8 billion “slush fund” for January 6 defendants, threats to the rule of law, and how Americans can reclaim democratic accountability. Then, Preet answers listener questions about lawsuits challenging President Trump’s slush fund, whether acting officials can be impeached, and a court ruling barring arrests from being made in New York City immigration courts. In the bonus for Insiders, Preet and McQuade discuss restoring public faith in the Justice Department, the most important lesson for law students, and whether RICO is a viable legal tool for holding the Trump administration accountable. Join the Insider community for access to bonus content from Stay Tuned and weekly episodes of the Insider podcast hosted by Preet and Joyce Vance. Head to cafe.com/insider to sign up. Thank you for supporting our work. Show notes and a transcript of the episode are available on our website. You can now watch…

People in this episode

Host: Preet Bharara

Guest: Barb McQuade

Topics covered

• Trump presidency
• mob-style tactics
• rule of law
• democratic accountability
• Justice Department
• legal analysis

Keywords

• Trump
• mob tactics
• January 6
• lawsuits
• Justice Department
• RICO
• democracy
• Barb McQuade

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MS NOW, Justice Department, CAFE

Books & works: The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government

Places: New York City, America

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