CNN’s Elie Honig Stuns Colleagues by Defending Trump’s DC Crime Crackdown — and Dismissing January 6 Argument

Isaac Schorr Aug 14th, 2025, 9:35 am

CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig stunned his fellow panelists on Wednesday night by defending President Donald Trump’s crackdown on crime in Washington, D.C.

As Scott Jennings and Julie Roginsky exchanged arguments and insults , host Abby Phillip cut in to give Honig the floor.

“So, I’ve worked extensively with police, and I don’t have a problem, tactically, with what Donald Trump is doing here. He doesn’t have to be the most dangerous place on Earth. Something can be improving, but still really bad. If your house is on fire, and then a third of the fire goes out, it’s less bad, but it could still be an emergency. I work

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