About this episode
Katie and Joe sit down with Carrie Cordero and Elie Hoenig. Carrie is the Robert M. Gates Senior Fellow and General Counsel at the Center for a New American Security . She is also an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center , a CNN legal analyst , and a contributing editor of Lawfare . Carrie has served in numerous senior positions at the Department of Justice and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence . Her research and writing focus on intelligence community oversight, transparency, surveillance, cybersecurity and related national security law and policy issues. Elie is a former state and federal prosecutor with extensive experience leading and managing criminal trials and appeals. In his work in the state of New Jersey. And as a federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York . Elie has directed major criminal cases against street gangs drug trafficking organizations illegal firearms traffickers corrupt public officials child predators and white collar criminals. He also serves as executive director of the Rutgers Institute for Secure Communities at Rutgers University . And in his spare time Elie is a CNN legal analyst where he just launched Cross-Exam a new weekly column. Carrie and Ellie explain what the Mueller Report really says, what it means and what happens next. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/words-matter . See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices