An Epic Courtroom Mismatch Is Looming in the Comey Case

The Counsel

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News, Politics

4.7 • 861 Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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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

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0:45.4	Hey everyone, Ellie here, wishing you a happy Friday.
0:49.7	I did a podcast a couple weeks ago where the host asked me,
1:11.9	who were some of the people who were mentors to you at the Southern District of New York. And I love that question. I don't think I've ever been asked it like that before. And I thought and I said, well, it's definitely a mentor-rich environment. There's so many people there to look up to. And I gave him a list of names, including some you're surely familiar with, some guy named Prit Marara, Mimi Roca, I know you know her,
1:18.2	you probably know Jen Rogers, and some others maybe you don't know. And I got to thinking how at the Southern District of New York, we sort of have this generational thing. I guess many
1:22.8	offices and cultures have this, but the generations are really small. They're really short.
1:27.0	I mean, I would say every four or five-ish years is seen as a, quote, generation of prosecutors. You know
1:33.9	some of the people who were in my generation, Dan Goldman, now in Congress, Alvin Bragg, Todd Blanche.
1:38.7	We were all sort of lumped together in the same three, four-year stretch. And it's interesting
1:44.1	to think back on that because
1:45.8	two reasons. One, today's piece, as you'll see about, is about some key players from the generation
1:51.1	before Preet and before Mimi. You'll see who those people are. But also, I hope that's something
1:56.5	that still exists at the Southern District of New York and the Justice Department. I don't really
2:00.9	know I'm not that in touch with the office anymore. It's a rough time for the Justice Department.
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