Note from Elie 5/30: Trump vs. Harvard: Asymmetric Warfare
May 30, 2025•11 min
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Summary
Elie Honig examines the Trump administration's multi-front legal assault on Harvard, including attempts to strip funding and target international students. He discusses the university's legal challenges and court victories against these moves. The episode argues that while Harvard may win legally, the real damage falls disproportionately on vulnerable international students caught in the crossfire of this "asymmetric warfare."Episode description
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.
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