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'Very definition of an own goal': Experts admonish Fani Willis for losing Trump case

Legal experts reacted in shock to a Georgia appeals court ruling that disqualified Fulton County district attorney from the election subversion case against Donald Trump and his alleged co-conspirators. "There are a lot of things Fani Willis could have done differently, I think, to avoid this ruling," said CNN legal analyst Elie Honig. "For example, she went in front of …

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5 days, 2 hours ago

'Way off base': Ex-prosecutor stunned by GOP report that 'crosses the line'

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A former federal prosecutor poured cold water on House Republicans’ claims that former Rep. Liz Cheney broke the law for her work on the Jan. 6 committee – and suggested that a GOP report released this week “crosses the line.” “There is nothing there,” Elie Honig explained during an appearance on CNN’s “NewsNight” when asked if Republicans made a case …

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4 weeks ago

Ex-prosecutor warns Trump's 'child-like retribution' could cost Jack Smith six figures

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The repercussions reverberating around Washington following the closing of President-elect Donald Trump’s election subversion case could come back to bite Jack Smith where it hurts – his wallet. That’s according to former U.S. attorney and CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig, who said Monday that just a mere probe being launched against an individual can have devastating consequences on a …

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4 weeks ago

‘It’s over’: Legal expert shuts the door on Trump's charges ever being revived

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For a former president embroiled in a head-spinning number of criminal cases, Jack Smith’s move to dismiss charges in Donald Trump’s election subversion matter on Monday closed the door on the legal saga that likely won’t be reopened again, according to a former federal prosecutor. For all intents and purposes, it's over.” Honig added that Smith’s move on Monday to …

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1 month ago

'This is a red line': Ex-prosecutor stunned by Trump's plans to strong-arm DOJ

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Donald Trump's new plan to strong-arm the Justice Department goes well beyond what any president in modern history has ever done, former federal prosecutor Elie Honig warned CNN's Pamela Brown on Friday. According to new reports, Trump plans to fire career prosecutors who worked under outgoing special counsel Jack Smith, who brought the two federal criminal cases against him. "How …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Gaetz's nomination 'could cause him problems upon problems': ex-prosecutor

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A former federal prosecutor said the most recent revelations coming out about former Rep. Matt Gaetz following his selection by President-election Donald Trump as attorney general is an indication of more complications to come. The assessment by CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig came Friday after reports emerged that the House Ethics Committee heard testimony from a witness who claimed …

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1 month, 1 week ago

'Why?' Legal expert challenges conservative over Trump's 'woefully unqualified' nomination

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A conservative commentator expressed doubts that Donald Trump could get MAGA loyalist Matt Gaetz confirmed as attorney general, and a legal analyst asked why the president-elect had chosen the "woefully unqualified" former congressman in the first place. "Gaetz right now is below the line, and that raises the question whether this sets up a whole showdown with his own party, …

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'Colossal injustice': CNN legal expert gives update on status of Trump criminal cases

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Donald Trump won a second term in office despite four criminal indictments, 34 felony convictions and hundreds of millions of dollars in penalties, and CNN's Elie Honig explained how his election win would affect those legal cases. The president-elect is due to be sentenced later this month for falsifying business records related to his hush money payment to adult film …

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2 months ago

‘Over the line’: Ex-prosecutor says Elon Musk's offer to pay voters borders on criminal

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Calling it a “thorny issue” for Department of Justice prosecutors to untangle, CNN’s Elie Honig floated the idea that billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk could be violating federal election law with his offer to pay voters to sign his pro-Donald Trump petition, but added that legal charges aren't expected before Election Day. “This is yet another one of these wild hypotheticals …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Jack Smith is using one key word to bolster case against Trump: former prosecutor

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A former federal prosecutor said Wednesday that special counsel Jack Smith is trying to drive a critical one-word distinction in a sweeping new filing to federal Judge Tanya Chutkan in his bid to keep the election conspiracy indictment alive against former President Donald Trump. The key point, Elie Honig explained to CNN's Jake Tapper, is that Smith wants to impress …

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3 months ago

Diddy’s future looks ‘bleak’ and defense will paint rapper as ‘sex freak’ not a criminal, former prosecutor predicts

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3 months, 1 week ago

'Reckless': Ex-prosecutor warns Jack Smith could be setting up another Supreme Court loss

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Special counsel Jack Smith might be taking a "reckless" move with the federal election conspiracy case against former President Donald Trump, wrote former federal prosecutor Elie Honig for New York Magazine's "Intelligencer" over the weekend — and it could be setting up the Supreme Court to delay and water down the case yet again. Smith responded by filing a superseding …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Expert reveals how 'explosive' witness in Trump's D.C. case may be called before election

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A former federal prosecutor says the federal judge in Washington, D.C. who was just re-handed former President Donald Trump's 2020 election fraud case is now tasked with picking "through the wreckage" left by the Supreme Court — and deciding what is evidence, and what is not. Elie Honig, former assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, joined …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

'Never even heard of this law': CNN legal analyst questions Hunter Biden prosecution

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As the prosecution in the case of Hunter Biden on charges of purchasing a weapon while he suffered from drug addiction was expected to wrap up, CNN legal analyst Elie Honig expressed skepticism about the possibility of a conviction. Adding to that, the former federal prosecutor noted that the charges against President Joe Biden's son are based on a law …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

'Never seen this before': CNN analysts shocked by unusual request by Trump hush money jury

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A wild moment was captured on live television Wednesday when a CNN panel received news of a “crazy” demand from former President Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial jury that literally left one talking head speechless. “I think I just said, ‘Oh my goodness.’” This word salad was the response of CNN’s Brianna Keilar, Elliot Williams, Elie Honig, and Boris …

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7 months ago

'That's not what's going on': CNN cuts off Trump speech for fact-check

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Donald Trump spoke out in a rambling speech Tuesday outside of the Manhattan courtroom that CNN found so objectionable it cut the rant midway through. "As they say, there is no crime," Trump said, repeating soundbites he brought up multiple times. "He's complicated and conflicted," Trump repeated outside the courtroom. "And they try to bring it into a felony," Trump …

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7 months, 1 week ago

'That's just not correct': CNN legal expert says Judge Merchan made an error in Trump case

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A CNN legal expert on Saturday put Judge Juan Merchan on notice that he made a mistake during the criminal trial of former president Donald Trump. The host began by quoting Merchan, who said Trump's lawyer's denial of the purported Stormy Daniels affair "puts the jury in a position of having to choose who they believe, Donald Trump, who denies …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

CNN Legal Analyst Spots ‘Disastrous’ Moment For Prosecutors In Trump Trial

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LOADING ERROR LOADING CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig on Tuesday explained why he believes the cross-examination of Stormy Daniels in Donald Trump’s hush money case didn’t go so well for the prosecution. Daniels’ testimony on the stand about their alleged sexual encounter was “plausible,” acknowledged former assistant U.S. attorney Honig. Her responses were disastrous.” Daniels’ admission that she hates …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge Merchan's 'inexplicable lapse' lets Trump 'run rampant': CNN analyst

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CNN legal analyst Elie Honig on Monday expressed dismay that Judge Juan Merchan has not yet ruled on whether former President Donald Trump had violated a gag order he set that barred him from publicly attacking witnesses and jurors. Although Honig gave Merchan strong marks overall for his handling of the trial, he was perplexed as to why the judge …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

'They have no idea': Trump insiders say his advisers rocked by 'salacious' trial details

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Insiders in former President Donald Trump's intimate circle are glued to his hush money trial as courtroom testimony is revealing new salacious details that they hadn't already known, a political analyst said Friday. Trump's New York City trial — in which he stands accused of falsifying business records to bury scandalous stories about himself ahead of the 2016 presidential election …

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

'This is unseen': Ex-prosecutor stunned by Trump's disrespect for judge

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Former federal prosecutor Elie Honig was flabbergasted by the sheer number of times former President Donald Trump appears to have violated Judge Juan Merchan's gag order in his Manhattan criminal trial — and emphasized on a CNN panel on Thursday, that in all his years of trying cases, he had never seen anything like it. Trump, who is charged with …

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8 months ago

'Way over the line': CNN analyst expects Trump will get whacked for violating gag order

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Former President Donald Trump has blatantly violated the gag order in his Manhattan criminal trial, and the judge is likely to take action against him, said former federal prosecutor Elie Honig on CNN Tuesday morning. Trump, who has already been fined multiple times for violating gag orders in his civil trials, faces a hearing later today on his conduct, where …

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8 months ago

'It would be a disaster' if Trump were to testify: CNN legal analyst

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Donald Trump insists he will testify in his Manhattan hush money trial, but CNN's Elie Honig doesn't think that would be a wise decision. The former president has repeatedly said he would take the stand in his own defense on 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal a hush money payment his then-attorney Michael Cohen made to adult film …

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8 months ago

“It would be a disaster”: Judge’s ruling could “short-circuit” Trump’s plan to testify at trial

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The judge overseeing Donald Trump's criminal hush-money trial on Monday ruled that prosecutors can confront the former president with his past misconduct if he chooses to testify. "Although Trump has said he wants to testify in his own defense, this ruling could short-circuit that, essentially defeating the purpose of him taking the stand," added the Times' Benjamin Protess. CNN legal …

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'Very definition of an own goal': Experts admonish Fani Willis for losing Trump case

'Way off base': Ex-prosecutor stunned by GOP report that 'crosses the line'

Ex-prosecutor warns Trump's 'child-like retribution' could cost Jack Smith six figures

‘It’s over’: Legal expert shuts the door on Trump's charges ever being revived

'This is a red line': Ex-prosecutor stunned by Trump's plans to strong-arm DOJ

Gaetz's nomination 'could cause him problems upon problems': ex-prosecutor

'Why?' Legal expert challenges conservative over Trump's 'woefully unqualified' nomination

'Colossal injustice': CNN legal expert gives update on status of Trump criminal cases

‘Over the line’: Ex-prosecutor says Elon Musk's offer to pay voters borders on criminal

Jack Smith is using one key word to bolster case against Trump: former prosecutor

Diddy’s future looks ‘bleak’ and defense will paint rapper as ‘sex freak’ not a criminal, former prosecutor predicts

'Reckless': Ex-prosecutor warns Jack Smith could be setting up another Supreme Court loss

Expert reveals how 'explosive' witness in Trump's D.C. case may be called before election

'Never even heard of this law': CNN legal analyst questions Hunter Biden prosecution

'Never seen this before': CNN analysts shocked by unusual request by Trump hush money jury

'That's not what's going on': CNN cuts off Trump speech for fact-check

'That's just not correct': CNN legal expert says Judge Merchan made an error in Trump case

CNN Legal Analyst Spots ‘Disastrous’ Moment For Prosecutors In Trump Trial

Judge Merchan's 'inexplicable lapse' lets Trump 'run rampant': CNN analyst

'They have no idea': Trump insiders say his advisers rocked by 'salacious' trial details

'This is unseen': Ex-prosecutor stunned by Trump's disrespect for judge

'Way over the line': CNN analyst expects Trump will get whacked for violating gag order

'It would be a disaster' if Trump were to testify: CNN legal analyst

“It would be a disaster”: Judge’s ruling could “short-circuit” Trump’s plan to testify at trial