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The Counsel
Join Elie Honig as he unpacks the complex legal issues shaping our country. A former prosecutor and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, CNN senior legal analyst, and author, Honig brings sharp insight and clear perspective to the intersections of law, politics, and current events. New episodes every Friday. From CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
Episodes
- The Counsel
DoJ’s Flimsy Alaska Suit Is an Ominous Sign for Midterms
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
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DoJ’s Ilhan Omar Probe Reeks of Politics
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
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DOJ's Doomed Pursuit of Cassidy Hutchinson
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
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Why Letitia James Is the Wrong Choice to Prosecute the Cornell Case
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
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The Supreme Court Won’t Be Trump’s Election-Theft Lackey
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
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The First Amendment Doesn’t Care If Trump Gets Bad Press
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
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Why the Supreme Court Slapped Down Trump’s Mail-In Ballot Rules
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
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Trump’s Canada Tariffs are Legally Vulnerable
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
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DOJ Fall Preview: Even More Spectacular Failure Ahead
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
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How Trump Could Win the White House Ballroom Fight
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
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Trump's Menacing But Dumb Plan to Break the Midterms
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
- The Counsel
Jeanine Pirro’s Crucible
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
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Dr. Anthony Fauci Can Take the Fifth
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
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Trump’s Payback Against Jack Smith Is Off to a Bad Start
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
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Can Trump’s DOJ Really Force New York Times Journalists to Reveal Their Sources?
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
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Todd Blanche Has Run Wild with DOJ; Now He Must Answer For It
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
- The Counsel
The Reflecting Pool Prosecution Is Already Leaking
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
- The Counsel
Trump Lost Big in the Supreme Court – and Conservatives Swing the Balance Against Him
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
- The Counsel
The Problem with Newsom's Victim Narrative
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
- The Counsel
The Fiasco Hanging Over Todd Blanche's Confirmation Hearing
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
- The Counsel
Trump’s IRS Immunity Deal Survives
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
- The Counsel
Trump’s Slush Fund is Doomed
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
- The Counsel
DOJ’s Slush Fund May Cost Todd Blanche the Attorney General’s Office
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
- The Counsel
Trump's Most Dangerous Executive Order Yet
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
- The Counsel
DOJ Could Sink Its Own Case Against Trump's Would-Be Assassin
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
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The Comey Case Will Collapse Before It Ever Reaches a Jury
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
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Don’t Bet on a DOJ Crackdown Against Insider Trading on Prediction Markets
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
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Trump Braces for Potential Democratic Senate Takeover
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
- The Counsel
The Maduro Case Needs a New Judge
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
- The Counsel
What Trump Wants in His Next Attorney General
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
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Pam Bondi Is Gone, but the Stain on the Justice Department Will Remain
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
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The Single Question That Will Doom Trump’s Quest to Gut Birthright Citizenship
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
- The Counsel
The Most Transparent DOJ in History
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
- The Counsel
One (Losing) Battle After Another
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
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The Trump Administration Wrongly Took $160 Billion and Won’t Give it Back
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
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The Clintons Have Testified about Jeffrey Epstein: Will Trump be Next?
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
- The Counsel
The Justice Department Is Skipping Out on Epstein Accountability
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
- The Counsel
The Epstein List: Celebrities Named, Predators Redacted
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
- The Counsel
Law Enforcement Theater in Fulton County
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
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6 Big Questions for Pam Bondi on Epstein and ICE
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
- The Counsel
The Trump Administration Spews Legal Garbage on Minnesota Shootings
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
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How Bill and Hillary Clinton Could Soon Become Criminal Defendants
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
- The Counsel
Why the FBI’s Minneapolis ICE Shooting Investigation is Hopelessly Compromised
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
- The Counsel
Why Nicolas Maduro Faces Trial in Lower Manhattan
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
- The Counsel
DOJ's Bungled Epstein Rollout Ignores the Law
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
- The Counsel
Time for Pam Bondi Intervention
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
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Epstein Files: We Won’t Know What Bondi Won’t Show
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
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The Malignant Incompetence of Kash Patel
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
- The Counsel
The Losing Isn’t Over for Trump’s Justice Department
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
- The Counsel
How Rookie Mistakes Could Sink the Comey Prosecution
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
- The Counsel
When Juries Push Back
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
- The Counsel
Trump Tariffs Teetering on Extinction
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
- The Counsel
The Trump Tariffs’ Last Stand
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
- The Counsel
Trump vs. Trump's DOJ
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
- The Counsel
The John Bolton Indictment Is Different
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
- The Counsel
Trump Might Get to Send the National Guard Anywhere He Wants
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
- The Counsel
An Epic Courtroom Mismatch Is Looming in the Comey Case
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
- The Counsel
Note from Elie 9/26: The Meaning of the Comey Indictment
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
- The Counsel
Note from Elie 9/22: How Will Pam Bondi React to Trump’s Outrageous Demands of Her?
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…
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Note from Elie 9/19: When You Come at the King
Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100…