i am pleased to welcome jesse eisinger to this table for the first time. jesse, welcome, and i do just have to say, i've read this book because i blurbed this book, so i just want to make sure people know that. >> thank you for having me and thank you for having read it. >> cohan: we're going to talk about this title, but we're not going to say -- i'm not going to repeat the title again. it's an interesting title. why do you choose this title? please explain this title. i know you do in the book, but -- >> well, it comes from a speech that james comey gave, and now you may remember -- >> cohan: the now famous james comey. >> yes, the now famous james comey from such roles as being fired as f.b.i. by donald trump. but 15 years ago he was in different role, he had just become the u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york, and that is the premier job for the law enforcement officer of corporations on wall street. the southern district is the prestigious office of the department of justice. now main justice competes but back then that was true. he ca

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jesse eisinger was around way before jesse eisinger., you know, i said i thought he was going -- you're an original. he's not an original >> i am. i've been on cnbc -- this is my first time on "squawk box. i've been on cnbc 17 years >> he was in high school when you were on cnbc >> exactly and then he -- >> -- for ripping off -- >> he took over -- >> come on back. >> jesse, thank you for joining us >> thanks so much for having me. >> i'm out >> jesse would always fit in >> i think so. i think so >> that's great. >> -- looking. >>> coming up -- >> jesse, thank you. >> the three big to fail, when we return the best states for business scott cohn ready to kick off our 11th annual report. check out futures at this hour moving around a little bit this morning. s&p 500 up just marginally back in a moment the power of innovative thinking. the power of 100 of the world's top companies. the power of an etf. the power of qqq. the thinking we put in, clients get out. power your client's portfolio at powershares.com/qqq. before investing, consider

. >> cohan: we conclude with author jesse eisinger, his new book is called "the chicken (no audio) club