Note From Elie
Elie Honig is a contributor to CAFE and writes the weekly Note From Elie column featured in the CAFE Brief newsletter. He served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the SDNY.

Trump Is Only Pretending to Release More Epstein Material
The Trump administration’s move to release some material from the Jeffrey Epstein files is perfectly engineered to look like it seeks meaningful disclosure of explosive secrets, but actually to result in production of next-to-nothing, if anything at all. It’s a nuanced performance piece, more about appearances than genuine transparency. The administration is leaning heavily on […]

Ghislaine Maxwell Is Not the Savior

Pam Bondi: Trump’s Clueless Heat Shield

Nobody Trusts Pam Bondi

The Diddy Verdict — What Went Wrong?

The Supreme Court Just Gave the President More Power

The Quiet Unraveling of the Kilmar Abrego Garcia Prosecution

The President’s Constitutional Power to Do Stupid Things

The Kilmar Abrego Garcia Case: Prosecution as Political Cover

The Supreme Court Will Settle Trump’s Tariffs – But When, and How?

Trump vs. Harvard: Asymmetric Warfare

Letitia James Started It, but Trump’s Payback Isn’t the Answer

Note from Elie: Trump’s Government by Hysteria
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