DOJ Could Sink Its Own Case Against Trump's Would-Be Assassin

About this episode

Elie Honig discusses the implications of the DOJ's 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 mobsters, including members of La Cosa Nostra, and the Gambino and Genovese crime families. He went on to serve as Director of the Department of Law and Public Safety at New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice. He is currently Special Counsel at Lowenstein Sandler and a CNN legal analyst. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Elie Honig

Topics covered

• DOJ
• Trump
• legal analysis
• organized crime
• politics

Keywords

• DOJ
• Trump
• Elie Honig
• legal analysis
• organized crime
• mobsters
• Gambino
• Genovese

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Organizations: CAFE, CNN, Lowenstein Sandler, New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice

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