. Elie Honig on Donald Trump's hush money trial: 'It is remarkable to think this conduct happened 8 years ago ... That would worry me a bit as a prosecutor, because you don't want your jury feeling like something is ancient history, you want them to feel like it's immediate.'

Opening statements will soon begin in the first criminal trial of the presumptive Republican nominee for president. Watch CNN and follow live updates. cnn.it/3xJ5usp

4.20.24 915 am ET Saturday morning intelligence on full display as CNN Anchor of Smerconish, Michael Smerconish Michael Smerconish brainstorms with

CNN Senior Legal Analyst, Elie Honig Elie Honig

Jury Consultant and President of Trial Methods, Alan Tuerkheimer Alan Tuerkheimer

.Elie Honig with Wolf Blitzer

Elie unpacks it all and brings up 'Sandoval'

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4.19.24 935 am ET CNN Anchor Kate Bolduan Kate Bolduan w/

CNN Senior Legal Analyst, Elie Honig Elie Honig

Psychological ramifications of sitting in a courtroom all day

4.18.24 830 pm ET CNN Anchor, Anderson Cooper, Anderson Cooper w/

CNN Senior Legal Analyst Elie Honig Elie Honig

AC: 'Do you think trump will take the stand? '
Elie: 'I do not'

EXCELLENT

Media: @ElieHonig to Anderson Cooper Anderson Cooper 360° when #AndersonCooper points out 'It's interesting how -- once both sides had exhausted their challenges to strike various potential jurors -- how quickly the judge moved forward' and seated jurors:
#ElieHonig : 'It's a good indicator to

.Elie Honig offers his odds that Trump is convicted based on polling data in Manhattan. For more on the ins and outs of the Trump trial, check out 'Somebody's Gotta Win' open.spotify.com/episode/0skuSB…

4.17.24 915 pm ET CNN's John King John King w/ In Alphabetical Order:

NY Trial Attorney, Arthur Aidala Arthur Aidala Esq
CNN Senior Legal Analyst, Elie Honig Elie Honig
Former Retired Judge, Jill Konviser

What do we know about the seven #Manhattan #jurors picked for Donald #Trump 's #criminal #trial ? Michael and CNN's Elie Honig discuss the selections. Listen now 🎧➡️ loom.ly/2TVQGUI

4.16.24 610 pm ET CNN Anchor Wolf Blitzer Wolf Blitzer w/

CNN Senior Legal Analyst, Elie Honig Elie Honig

An EXCELLENT breakdown by Elie as he analyzes each of the jurors picked so far, their backgrounds and what it means

PERFECT SEGMENT

Potential jurors for former President Trump's hush money trial are being asked if they can be fair and impartial. Ronald S. Sullivan and Elie Honig tell me on Inside Politics it may be 'difficult' to find impartial jurors, but 'difficult does not mean impossible.'

NEW pod: the brilliant Elie Honig breaks down the Trump criminal trial -- what to expect and what the case really hinges on open.spotify.com/episode/0skuSB…

Excellent work Elie Honig for day 1 of jury selection. You do a fantastic job summing it all up. You deserve to take the tie off, as I’m sure you’re exhausted. 🤪

4.15.24 1007 pm ET CNN Newsnight Anchor, Abby Phillip Abby D. Phillip w/ CNN Senior Legal Analyst (and man without a tie tonight), Elie Honig Elie Honig

Excellent

I absolutely share Rachel Maddow MSNBC’s strong criticism of Bill Barr - heck I wrote a book excoriating the guy - but it’s simply incorrect to say that Barr caused SDNY not to charge Trump on hush money. DOJ made that decision after Barr (and Geoffrey Berman) left, during the very early

4.15.24 1012 am ET CNN Senior Legal Analyst, Elie Honig Elie Honig on what everyone in the courtroom might be feeling, from the defense, the prosecution, the judge and the jury

Media: @ElieHonig to @JakeTapper: 'No, #DonaldTrump hasn't been abiding by the gag order, and we're going to have an important moment about it soon to see whether the #DA or the judge does anything about it. The gag order is not nearly as broad or as burdensome as #Trump has been

4.11.24 915 pm ET CNN Anchor TheSourceCNN Kaitlan Collins Kaitlan Collins w/

CNN Senior Legal Analyst, Elie Honig Elie Honig

Senior Political Correspondent NY Times, Maggie Haberman Maggie Haberman

Topic: Lawyer Evan Corcoran leaves team trump
Full Segment

NEW: Who will be a juror in the NY hush money case against Donald Trump?
Trial starts in 6 days.

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