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Note from Elie 6/27: The Quiet Unraveling of the Kilmar Abrego Garcia Prosecution

2025/6/26
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Elie: 作为前联邦检察官,我认为在诉讼初期夸大案情会适得其反,不仅会惹恼法官,还会导致自身信誉下降。司法部对 Kilmar Abrego-Garcia 的案件就是一个例证。司法部在没有充分证据的情况下,夸大了对 Abrego-Garcia 的指控,包括他与 MS-13 帮派的联系,以及他参与的各种犯罪活动。然而,辩方成功地揭露了检方证据的薄弱之处,法官也因此批准了 Abrego-Garcia 的审前保释。我认为这个案件从一开始就被政治化了,特朗普政府错误地将他驱逐到了萨尔瓦多,这使得陪审团更有可能受到政治因素的影响。如果审判前景依然黯淡,司法部可能会选择放弃起诉,并将 Abrego-Garcia 驱逐到其他国家。总而言之,我认为司法部在这个案件中过度夸大了自己的能力,最终导致了案件的瓦解。 Elie: 我认为司法部对 Abrego-Garcia 案件的处理方式存在严重问题。他们不仅在没有充分证据的情况下提出了耸人听闻的指控,还依赖于多层传闻和不可靠的合作证人。更重要的是,这个案件从一开始就被政治化了,这使得公正审判变得更加困难。作为一名前联邦检察官,我认为司法部应该更加谨慎地处理这类案件,避免过度夸大指控,并确保所有指控都有充分的证据支持。只有这样,才能维护司法公正,并赢得公众的信任。 Elie: 我想强调的是,刑事审判的关键在于检方能否在排除合理怀疑的情况下,让 12 名陪审员一致满意地证明其案件成立。仅仅认为被告“可能”有罪是不够的。在这个案件中,检方显然未能达到这一标准。他们的证据薄弱,指控夸大,而且案件还受到了政治因素的干扰。因此,我认为司法部最终可能会选择放弃起诉,并将 Abrego-Garcia 驱逐出境。虽然这可能不是一个理想的结果,但它可能是避免进一步损害司法公正的唯一途径。

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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.

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