Note from Elie 6/27: The Quiet Unraveling of the Kilmar Abrego Garcia Prosecution

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Politics, News

4.6 • 848 Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 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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0:49.0	You know, one of the great things about having this column and this podcast that I really appreciate
0:53.4	is sometimes you get a
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