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The Counsel

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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.

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.

 

#327

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... more

12 Dec 2025

11 MINS

11:09

12 Dec 2025


#326

The Malignant Incompetence of Kash Patel

Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at... more

05 Dec 2025

14 MINS

14:14

05 Dec 2025


#325

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... more

25 Nov 2025

10 MINS

10:08

25 Nov 2025


#324

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... more

21 Nov 2025

10 MINS

10:47

21 Nov 2025


#323

When Juries Push Back

Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at... more

14 Nov 2025

10 MINS

10:36

14 Nov 2025


#322

Trump Tariffs Teetering on Extinction

Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at... more

07 Nov 2025

11 MINS

11:13

07 Nov 2025


#321

The Trump Tariffs’ Last Stand

Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at... more

31 Oct 2025

11 MINS

11:02

31 Oct 2025


#320

Trump vs. Trump's DOJ

Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at... more

24 Oct 2025

08 MINS

08:06

24 Oct 2025


#319

The John Bolton Indictment Is Different

Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at... more

17 Oct 2025

09 MINS

09:27

17 Oct 2025


#318

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... more

10 Oct 2025

10 MINS

10:14

10 Oct 2025


#317

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... more

03 Oct 2025

11 MINS

11:07

03 Oct 2025


#316

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... more

26 Sep 2025

08 MINS

08:02

26 Sep 2025


#315

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... more

22 Sep 2025

09 MINS

09:11

22 Sep 2025


#314

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... more

19 Sep 2025

25 MINS

25:09

19 Sep 2025


#313

Note from Elie 9/12: Trump’s Emergency Summer Becomes Fallback Fall

Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at... more

12 Sep 2025

08 MINS

08:18

12 Sep 2025


#312

Note from Elie 9/05: Trump Can’t Fire the Fed at Will — But He Probably Can Fire Lisa Cook

Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at... more

05 Sep 2025

11 MINS

11:41

05 Sep 2025


#311

Note From Elie 8/29: Will the Courts Let Trump Send the National Guard Into New York?

Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at... more

29 Aug 2025

11 MINS

11:49

29 Aug 2025


#310

Note from Elie 8/22: Obergefell Isn't Dobbs. Gay Marriage Will Stand.

Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at... more

22 Aug 2025

11 MINS

11:32

22 Aug 2025


#309

Note from Elie 8/15: The Calm Before the Epstein Storm

Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at... more

15 Aug 2025

09 MINS

09:44

15 Aug 2025


#308

Note From Elie 08/08: Will the U.S. Supreme Court Actually Save Ghislaine Maxwell?

Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at... more

08 Aug 2025

11 MINS

11:20

08 Aug 2025


#307

Note from Elie 8/1: Trump Is Only Pretending to Release More Epstein Material

Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at... more

01 Aug 2025

10 MINS

10:52

01 Aug 2025


#306

Note from Elie 7/25: Ghislaine Maxwell Is Not the Savior

Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at... more

25 Jul 2025

10 MINS

10:38

25 Jul 2025


#305

Note from Elie 7/18: Pam Bondi: Trump’s Clueless Heat Shield

Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at... more

18 Jul 2025

12 MINS

12:01

18 Jul 2025


#304

Note from Elie 7/11: Nobody Trusts Pam Bondi

Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at... more

11 Jul 2025

10 MINS

10:22

11 Jul 2025


#303

Note from Elie 7/3: The Diddy Verdict — What Went Wrong?

Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at... more

03 Jul 2025

07 MINS

07:06

03 Jul 2025


#302

Note from Elie 6/27: The Quiet Unraveling of the Kilmar Abrego Garcia Prosecution

Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at... more

26 Jun 2025

10 MINS

10:27

26 Jun 2025


#301

Note from Elie 6/20: The President’s Constitutional Power to Do Stupid Things

Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at... more

20 Jun 2025

12 MINS

12:20

20 Jun 2025