Elie Honig

Elie Honig is CNN's Senior Legal Analyst who worked for 14 years as a federal and state prosecutor. During his career, Honig successfully prosecuted over 100 members and associates of La Cosa Nostra, including Bosses and other high-ranking members of the Gambino and Genovese Organized Crime Families. He now provides on-air commentary and analysis for CNN on news relating to the U.S. Department of Justice, major criminal trials, the Supreme Court, Congressional and grand jury investigations, national security, policing, and other legal issues.

He is the national bestselling author of two books for HarperCollins, “Hatchet Man” (2021) and “Untouchable” (2023). His next book, "When You Come at the King," will be published in September 2025. In 2022, he was nominated for a national Emmy Award for “Outstanding News Analysis: Editorial and Opinion.” Honig writes a weekly column for New York magazine and Cafe.com, and he guest-hosts national radio programs on SiriusXM. Honig graduated from Rutgers University (where he now teaches) in 1997 and Harvard Law School in 2000.