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.

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Note from Elie: The Trump Hush Money Case Nears its Sorry End

Dear Reader, Somebody needs to tell the Manhattan DA’s office it’s over. The hush money case against Donald Trump is moving inexorably towards its final resting place – back on the same scrap heap it came from. But the DA’s office isn’t quite ready to give up just yet. In a court filing this week, […]

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Note from Elie: Kamala Harris is, Indeed, a Cop

Note from Elie: Kathy Hochul’s Dilemma

Note from Elie: Jack Smith’s October Cheap Shot

Note from Elie: How Strong Is The Eric Adams Case?

Note from Elie: An SDNY Prosecutor’s Read on the Diddy Indictment

Note from Elie: Jack Smith’s Poison Pill

Note from Elie: Kamala Harris’s Secret Weapon

Note from Elie: The Final Days of Merrick Garland