# Elie Honig on the Legality of the Iran War, SCOTUS and Birthright Citizenship, Bondi's Epstein Subpoena, Trump's Pursuit of Tish James, and the META Rulings

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Published: 2026-04-01T08:00:00+00:00
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Elie Honig is CNN’s Senior Legal Analyst. He previously worked for 14 years as a federal and state prosecutor. He is also the national bestselling author of two books, “Hatchet Man: How Bill Barr Broke the Prosecutor’s Code and Corrupted the Justice Department” and “Untouchable: How Powerful People Get Away With It”. He writes a weekly column for New York magazine and for Cafe.com, and he hosts two podcasts for Vox Media. He teaches at Rutgers University and is special counsel to New Jersey law firm Lowenstein Sandler. His latest book is, When You Come at the King: Inside DOJ’s Pursuit of the President, From Nixon to Trump, will be published September 16th. Elie and I discuss the legality of the Iran war, Birthright Citizenship and this week's Supreme Court arguments, Attorney General Pam Bondi's Epstein subpoena, Trump's relentless pursuit of NY Attorney General Letitia James, and the future impact of last week's META negligence court rulings. Got somethin' to say?! Email us at BackroomAndy@gmail.com Leave us a message: 845-307-7446 Twitter: @AndyOstroy Produced by Andy Ostroy, Matty Rosenberg, and Jennifer Hammoud @ Radio Free Rhiniecliff Design by Cricket Lengyel

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