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The Counsel

The Counsel

Breaking down the complex legal issues shaping our country today

CAFE · Vox Media Podcast Network

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Show overview

The Counsel has been publishing since 2021, and across the 5 years since has built a catalogue of 355 episodes, alongside 2 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 65 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.

Episodes typically run under ten minutes — most land between 8 min and 11 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-language News show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 weeks ago, with 27 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Vox Media Podcast Network.

Episodes
355
Running
2021–2026 · 5y
Median length
10 min
Cadence
Weekly

From the publisher

Join Elie Honig as he unpacks the complex legal issues shaping our country. A former prosecutor and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, CNN senior legal analyst, and author, Honig brings sharp insight and clear perspective to the intersections of law, politics, and current events. New episodes every Friday. From CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

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The Problem with Newsom's Victim Narrative

Jun 23, 202614 min

The Fiasco Hanging Over Todd Blanche's Confirmation Hearing

Jun 17, 202615 min

Trump’s IRS Immunity Deal Survives

Jun 10, 202613 min

Trump’s Slush Fund is Doomed

Jun 1, 202612 min

DOJ’s Slush Fund May Cost Todd Blanche the Attorney General’s Office

May 27, 202614 min

Trump's Most Dangerous Executive Order Yet

May 20, 202615 min

DOJ Could Sink Its Own Case Against Trump's Would-Be Assassin

May 14, 202614 min

The Comey Case Will Collapse Before It Ever Reaches a Jury

May 8, 202617 min

Don’t Bet on a DOJ Crackdown Against Insider Trading on Prediction Markets

May 1, 202613 min

Trump Braces for Potential Democratic Senate Takeover

Apr 24, 202616 min

The Maduro Case Needs a New Judge

Apr 17, 202614 min

What Trump Wants in His Next Attorney General

Apr 10, 202612 min

Pam Bondi Is Gone, but the Stain on the Justice Department Will Remain

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

Apr 3, 20268 min

The Single Question That Will Doom Trump’s Quest to Gut Birthright Citizenship

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

Mar 31, 20269 min

The Most Transparent DOJ in History

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

Mar 27, 202614 min

One (Losing) Battle After Another

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

Mar 20, 202612 min

The Trump Administration Wrongly Took $160 Billion and Won’t Give it Back

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

Mar 13, 202613 min

The Clintons Have Testified about Jeffrey Epstein: Will Trump be Next?

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

Mar 6, 202611 min

The Justice Department Is Skipping Out on Epstein Accountability

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

Feb 27, 202614 min

The Epstein List: Celebrities Named, Predators Redacted

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

Feb 20, 202610 min
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