Untouchable: How Powerful People Get Away With It
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- Author：Elie Honig
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Summary
CNN senior legal analyst and nationally bestselling author Elie Honig explores America's two-tier justice system， explaining how the rich， the famous， and the powerful-- including， most notoriously， Donald Trump--manipulate the legal system to escape justice and get away with vast misdeeds。
How does he get away with it？ That question， more than any other， vexes observers of and participants in the American criminal justice process。 How do powerful people weaponize their wealth， political power， and fame to beat the system？ And how can prosecutors fight back？
In Untouchable， Elie Honig exposes how the rich and powerful use the system to their own benefit， revealing how notorious figures like Donald Trump， Jeffrey Epstein， Harvey Weinstein， and Bill Cosby successfully eluded justice for decades。 He demonstrates how the Trump children dodged a fraud indictment。 He makes clear how countless CEOs and titans of Wall Street have been let off the hook， receiving financial penalties without suffering criminal consequences。 This doesn't happen by accident。
Over the four years of his administration， Donald Trump's corruption seemed plain for all to see。 The former president obstructed justice， flouted his responsibility to the Constitution， lied to the American people， and set the United States on a dark path to disunity and violence。 Yet he has never been held accountable for any of his misdeeds。 Why not？
Untouchable holds the answer。 Honig shows how Trump and others use seemingly fair institutions and practices to build empires of corruption and get away with misdeeds for which ordinary people would be sentenced to years behind bars。 It's not just that money talks， Honig makes clear， but how it can corrupt otherwise reliable institutions and blind people to the real power dynamics behind the scenes。
In this vital， incisive book， Honig explains how the system allows the powerful to become untouchable， takes us inside their heads， and offers solutions for making the system more honest and fairer， ensuring true justice for all--holding everyone， no matter their status， accountable for their criminal misdeeds。
How does he get away with it？ That question， more than any other， vexes observers of and participants in the American criminal justice process。 How do powerful people weaponize their wealth， political power， and fame to beat the system？ And how can prosecutors fight back？
In Untouchable， Elie Honig exposes how the rich and powerful use the system to their own benefit， revealing how notorious figures like Donald Trump， Jeffrey Epstein， Harvey Weinstein， and Bill Cosby successfully eluded justice for decades。 He demonstrates how the Trump children dodged a fraud indictment。 He makes clear how countless CEOs and titans of Wall Street have been let off the hook， receiving financial penalties without suffering criminal consequences。 This doesn't happen by accident。
Over the four years of his administration， Donald Trump's corruption seemed plain for all to see。 The former president obstructed justice， flouted his responsibility to the Constitution， lied to the American people， and set the United States on a dark path to disunity and violence。 Yet he has never been held accountable for any of his misdeeds。 Why not？
Untouchable holds the answer。 Honig shows how Trump and others use seemingly fair institutions and practices to build empires of corruption and get away with misdeeds for which ordinary people would be sentenced to years behind bars。 It's not just that money talks， Honig makes clear， but how it can corrupt otherwise reliable institutions and blind people to the real power dynamics behind the scenes。
In this vital， incisive book， Honig explains how the system allows the powerful to become untouchable， takes us inside their heads， and offers solutions for making the system more honest and fairer， ensuring true justice for all--holding everyone， no matter their status， accountable for their criminal misdeeds。
Reviews
Tony Manera
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Authoritative analysis of US justice systemFirst class analysis of an important issue with major consequences for America's political and justice systems。 The author brings a wealth of insight， experience and judgment to the challenging task of holding a former US president to account。 The stakes could not be higher。 Is anyone above the law？ Authoritative analysis of US justice systemFirst class analysis of an important issue with major consequences for America's political and justice systems。 The author brings a wealth of insight， experience and judgment to the challenging task of holding a former US president to account。 The stakes could not be higher。 Is anyone above the law？ 。。。more
Bruce Cashbaugh
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Elie Honig was a state and federal prosecutor for14 years。 He makes a solid case， with interesting examples， of how and why the rich and ruling class （es） get away with crimes up to and including murder and sedition。 And he draws a crystal-clear picture that describes how Merrick Garland isn't up to the task he has responsibility to undertake。 Elie Honig was a state and federal prosecutor for14 years。 He makes a solid case， with interesting examples， of how and why the rich and ruling class （es） get away with crimes up to and including murder and sedition。 And he draws a crystal-clear picture that describes how Merrick Garland isn't up to the task he has responsibility to undertake。 。。。more
Beth
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Fluid read with understandable background。 Material is dating itself quickly。
Shannon Wold
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This was fascinating and now I understand why Trump has never been indicted for a single thing and very likely will never be。 Understanding does not make it less infuriating， though。 😡
Carol Kearns
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This book was a good comparison of how Trump and his network are similar to the Gambino family that the author had formerly prosecuted when working at the SDNY。 It also gave a realistic view of the difficulties in prosecuting a person like Trump。 After reading the book I felt resigned that we would probably never see justice done， but as the author states， just because something is difficult doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be done。
Matthew Cory
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I ordered this book based on the title。It's yet another book about Trump。 That makes 49 of the last 50 books I've ordered about the Donald。OK。 I get it。 Trump = Bad Man。It's 2023。 Maybe these books should have come out BEFORE the 2016 election？ I ordered this book based on the title。It's yet another book about Trump。 That makes 49 of the last 50 books I've ordered about the Donald。OK。 I get it。 Trump = Bad Man。It's 2023。 Maybe these books should have come out BEFORE the 2016 election？ 。。。more
Mary Martin
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Trump gets away with it again。 History will answer the question: What has Trump done to our country？ I am still amazed to hear some defend him so aggressively and that those who oppose his ugly manner of governance are simply part of the witch hunt。 This book was eye opening， thought provoking， and very frightening。 I voted for him in 2016 but his rhetoric and behaviour made that impossible in 2020。 This is the first book I have read from a strictly legal point of view。 It is disheartening to re Trump gets away with it again。 History will answer the question: What has Trump done to our country？ I am still amazed to hear some defend him so aggressively and that those who oppose his ugly manner of governance are simply part of the witch hunt。 This book was eye opening， thought provoking， and very frightening。 I voted for him in 2016 but his rhetoric and behaviour made that impossible in 2020。 This is the first book I have read from a strictly legal point of view。 It is disheartening to realize how cowardly our justice system system is when facing a bully。 。。。more
Edith Northrop
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Excellent ReadThis book by Elie Honig is an amazing description of why and how Trump is getting away with it。 Elie uses all his experience to explain the corruption of Trump by inexplicabley comparing him to Mafia mob bosses。 It is a brilliant read and I recommend it to anyone who like me just can not figure out how Trump constantley slides by。
Nancy Lawing
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Author Elie Honig is a talented writer who held my interest with fast-paced yet elucidating writing about how the justice system does and does not work on all levels: county， state and federal。 I had assumed his former base of the Southern District of New York was all "liberal"--not true。 Some went on to represent Donald Trump， who is， of course， one focus of this book。 But there is so much more here: mobsters， Bill Cosby， Weinstein， Michael Cohen， Jeffrey Epstein and others， whose cases he anal Author Elie Honig is a talented writer who held my interest with fast-paced yet elucidating writing about how the justice system does and does not work on all levels: county， state and federal。 I had assumed his former base of the Southern District of New York was all "liberal"--not true。 Some went on to represent Donald Trump， who is， of course， one focus of this book。 But there is so much more here: mobsters， Bill Cosby， Weinstein， Michael Cohen， Jeffrey Epstein and others， whose cases he analyzes as to how they succeeded and failed。 To get insight into how the mind of a prosecutor works （and how they decide to take on cases or not）， and how the DOJ and court system function， this book explains the process in a clear， interesting manner。 。。。more
Taylor
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It’s when I read books like this that I am once again asking myself why I did not become an attorney。 😩 I found the premise of this book incredibly intriguing， as I hoped it would be more about the mafia and the Epsteins of the world getting away with serious crimes or just a slap on the wrist， that was only a small part of the book。 This was very Trump-crime heavy， a little more than I would have liked。 Not to be confused with pro-Trump-crime， however。
D。
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I would recommend this bookbut I am not sure Honig provides a consistent argument。 Honig makes compelling arguments for why and how state and federal prosecutors should bring charges against Donald Trump。 His assessment of why it's their responsibility and the associated challenges are spot on too。 However， I didn't think he was in a position to suggest prosecutors are lax or too timid in doing so considering his time as a prosecutor。 He explains the hurdles he faced as a prosecutor for the Sout I would recommend this bookbut I am not sure Honig provides a consistent argument。 Honig makes compelling arguments for why and how state and federal prosecutors should bring charges against Donald Trump。 His assessment of why it's their responsibility and the associated challenges are spot on too。 However， I didn't think he was in a position to suggest prosecutors are lax or too timid in doing so considering his time as a prosecutor。 He explains the hurdles he faced as a prosecutor for the Southern District of NY and the Attorney General's office of New Jersey。 He acknowledges that during his time， wealth and influence would impact who got prosecuted for a crime and who would not。 The reader gets the impression he may not have always agreed with that but at the same time， since he did not put up much of a protest in the lack of accountability， as a professional， he essentially co-signed that inaction。 That being the case， I thought it was unfair of Honig to suggest the current slate of prosecutors are not doing enough as it pertains to prosecuting Trump for the crimes he has likely committed。 Honig's thesis is sound but his judgment is not。 If he had been more critical of his time working for the prosecution offices of NY and NJ， I probably would have rated Untouchable higher but since he didn't， the book comes off a bit hypocritical。 。。。more
ANN DIPIETRO
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Wonderful insights into how so many people escape legal punishment ，
Carmen Boles
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I thought this might be depressing but it was very entertaining and full of inside info， from mob stories to DOJ。
Diana Kullman
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I hope "No person is ABOVE the law" is a true statement。 Time will tell。 I hope "No person is ABOVE the law" is a true statement。 Time will tell。 。。。more
Nick Turner
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The rich， the famous and the powerful are good at getting away with crimes。 They can afford to hide their crimes， insulate themselves from criminal acts and if they ever get caught they can lawyer up and， if not acquitted， get a cushy sentencing deal。All of this is grist to Elie Honig's mill as he details how， by virtue of their very positions， the powerful can elude justice。 What is remarkable though is not the systemic flaws in the US justice system he narrates （plea deals only being as good a The rich， the famous and the powerful are good at getting away with crimes。 They can afford to hide their crimes， insulate themselves from criminal acts and if they ever get caught they can lawyer up and， if not acquitted， get a cushy sentencing deal。All of this is grist to Elie Honig's mill as he details how， by virtue of their very positions， the powerful can elude justice。 What is remarkable though is not the systemic flaws in the US justice system he narrates （plea deals only being as good as your lawyer can negotiate ， for example）， but the way in which the people working in the justice system often aren't all that interested in going after the rich and powerful。 In the cases of Jeffery Epstein and Harvey Weinstein prosecutors would seemingly rather be doing anything else than pursuing egregious sexual predators。 The official who interviewed Bill Cosby was more enamoured by his wearing a "classic Bill Cosby jumper" than a he was about finding out whether he was a serial rapist。For Honig the apogee of the rich and the powerful committing （and getting away with） crimes is Donald Trump。 Trump， in this telling， has more than a passing resemblance to the mob bosses Honig used to prosecute in New York。 Trump skates from scandal to scandal over a career which makes him so powerful that but the time he is president it is literally impossible to indite him。 Trump institutionalises the art of bribery， witness intimidation and obstruction of justice to such an extent that he can do them on Twitter or via Fox News。In Trump's case the inefficient federal enforcer is Attorney General Merrick Garland who， rather than being overawed by a Bill Cosby sweater， is overcome by the political implications of taking any action against Trump whatsoever。 Despite being passed oven ready cases by the SDNY and the Mueller probe， Garland has sat on his hands meaning that， in all probability， Trump has once again got away with it。 Honig provides a convincing and readable account of how justice systems along with incompetence， corruption and professional reticence on the part of those who enforce the laws means that those who have the most to gain from breaking the law are able to do so with near impunity whilst all the rest of us can do is ask quis custodiet ipsos custodes？ 。。。more
Adrian
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The main focus of the book is on how justice systems and the process of justice tends to favour people at the pointy end。 Honig gives many examples of how people at the top of organised crime are able to evade justice due to the privileges that the system affords them。One of the main points of the book is to demonstrate the ways in which Trump in the office of president was given similar privileges to that of a mob boss - able to avoid scrutiny or prosecution due to the office he held and the po The main focus of the book is on how justice systems and the process of justice tends to favour people at the pointy end。 Honig gives many examples of how people at the top of organised crime are able to evade justice due to the privileges that the system affords them。One of the main points of the book is to demonstrate the ways in which Trump in the office of president was given similar privileges to that of a mob boss - able to avoid scrutiny or prosecution due to the office he held and the polarised political climate。 It was pretty engaging and illuminating in many ways。 It was more descriptive than normative - Honig didn't really offer many suggestions or avenues for change to better establish justice， but he does seem very knowledgeable about the subject。 。。。more
Janis Bobrin
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