The Justice Department Is Skipping Out on Epstein Accountability
From The Counsel by CAFE
February 27, 2026 · 14 min
About this episode
Elie Honig discusses the Justice Department's lack of accountability regarding Epstein.
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. For a transcript of Elie’s note and the full archive of contributor notes, head to CAFE.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Guest: Elie Honig
Topics covered
- Epstein accountability
- Justice Department
- legal analysis
- organized crime
- mobsters
- criminal justice
Keywords
- Epstein
- Justice Department
- Elie Honig
- organized crime
- mobsters
- criminal justice
- CNN
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CAFE, CNN, Lowenstein Sandler, New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice, Southern District of New York, La Cosa Nostra, Gambino crime family, Genovese crime family
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