About this episode
Elie Honig discusses the implications of Trump's latest executive order.
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
- executive orders
- Trump
- law
- politics
- criminal justice
- mobsters
Keywords
- Trump
- executive order
- Elie Honig
- law
- criminal justice
- mobsters
- politics
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CAFE, CNN, Lowenstein Sandler, New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice
Places: Southern District of New York, New Jersey
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