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Analyst, elie honig, who was a mob prosecutor which pertains to what i'm about to ask you. we're getting word out of georgia where nick valencia is just there that fani willis, is fulton county da may ruse racketeering charges to go after donald trump. >> yeah. >> i know rico because i follow mob trials and listen to your podcast. how does that apply here? >> so, rico stands for racketeer influence corrupt organizations started as a federal law passed in 1970 designed to fight organized crime and now used -- first of all, various states passed their own version including georgia. now it's used...

Happened in american history. nothing even close. so, i'm stunned and amazed and thank the reporters at the "washington post" and "the new york times" for the information. >> i think we all share that same sense of gratitude for the reporting that's been done. following that, i harken back to mob trials where we have perhaps covered where they go up the chain until they get what they're looking for. in this case, the issue would seem to be, correct me if i'm wrong, would be the intent of principal "a," the former president of the united states. that they could already indict probably multiple ...

In organized crime families. he is right at home defending the trump family in this matter. and i think what they're doing now is pulling out all the stops to try to block the legal and judiciary machinery from moving forward. they are not going to be successful. they have thrown one hamill re-pass after another. and they are finding increasingly laughable and we grounds for doing so. the subpoenas will be enforced. the children are going to testify, donald trump is going to testify. and we'll see what happens. >> neil, one of the similarities to crime family prosecutions is that the targeted ...

Collaboration. other thing to remember, the lawyer made his bones in new york defending organized crime families, the colombos, gambinos and genoveses, so he's at home. they're trying to pull all the stops to block the legal machinery going forward. they've thrown one hail mary after another and finding increasingly laughable and weak grounds for doing so. subpoenas will be enforced, children are going to testify, donald trump is going to testify. we'll see what happens. >> one of the similarities to crime family prosecutions is the targeted defendants in mob trials never cooperate or testify....

Place. ly. you're always grappling with was cohen a yes man, or was he a people pleaseer which i gleaned from a public pause. if you're an approximate if -- i have a legendary hook to. so it's a harder case. to your point, though, mob trials are often tried on that circumstantial evidence of other corroborate ration. other things that say, based on that implicit understanding, i acted. and i was either trade. it's a heard case, and what he did was significant. it's a harder sell. >> that's if there is no