Andrew Weissmann

And it's more insidious than even that because what the message is, the reason you might be thinking, well, why go after these two people? They're not exactly like household names. This isn't the Fauci's and the Mark Milley's. The message is for the people in the administration now, this will happen to you immediately. if you don't toe the line and say what I think is the truth.

And it's more insidious than even that because what the message is, the reason you might be thinking, well, why go after these two people? They're not exactly like household names. This isn't the Fauci's and the Mark Milley's. The message is for the people in the administration now, this will happen to you immediately. if you don't toe the line and say what I think is the truth.

And it's more insidious than even that because what the message is, the reason you might be thinking, well, why go after these two people? They're not exactly like household names. This isn't the Fauci's and the Mark Milley's. The message is for the people in the administration now, this will happen to you immediately. if you don't toe the line and say what I think is the truth.

In other words, the truth is what I say it is. And if you deviate from that, this is going to happen. So it's really a strategic use of the executive order and the Department of Justice, which has no separation now whatsoever from the White House.

In other words, the truth is what I say it is. And if you deviate from that, this is going to happen. So it's really a strategic use of the executive order and the Department of Justice, which has no separation now whatsoever from the White House.

In other words, the truth is what I say it is. And if you deviate from that, this is going to happen. So it's really a strategic use of the executive order and the Department of Justice, which has no separation now whatsoever from the White House.

Well, the norm post Watergate is that the White House does not do that. I'm going to give you an example. I worked on the Enron investigation, and that was under the Bush administration. And there was lots of talk about the then chairman of Enron, Ken Lay, and his ties to the administration.

Well, the norm post Watergate is that the White House does not do that. I'm going to give you an example. I worked on the Enron investigation, and that was under the Bush administration. And there was lots of talk about the then chairman of Enron, Ken Lay, and his ties to the administration.

Well, the norm post Watergate is that the White House does not do that. I'm going to give you an example. I worked on the Enron investigation, and that was under the Bush administration. And there was lots of talk about the then chairman of Enron, Ken Lay, and his ties to the administration.

There was not a single moment in that administration where the administration said what we should be doing, who we should charge, who we should not charge. It was just a given. I'm using that as a deliberate example because it's a Republican administration, and those are norms that Republican administrations followed.

There was not a single moment in that administration where the administration said what we should be doing, who we should charge, who we should not charge. It was just a given. I'm using that as a deliberate example because it's a Republican administration, and those are norms that Republican administrations followed.

There was not a single moment in that administration where the administration said what we should be doing, who we should charge, who we should not charge. It was just a given. I'm using that as a deliberate example because it's a Republican administration, and those are norms that Republican administrations followed.

And what separates us is to a rule of law country as opposed to just a transactional country. And that is what we have become. And I think it's so important not to normalize what is happening. There's the substance of what's being done with respect to Miles and Chris, but there's also just making sure people are aware that

And what separates us is to a rule of law country as opposed to just a transactional country. And that is what we have become. And I think it's so important not to normalize what is happening. There's the substance of what's being done with respect to Miles and Chris, but there's also just making sure people are aware that

And what separates us is to a rule of law country as opposed to just a transactional country. And that is what we have become. And I think it's so important not to normalize what is happening. There's the substance of what's being done with respect to Miles and Chris, but there's also just making sure people are aware that

This is insidious that the White House would have this role so that they can, I mean, they say they're doing it to counter weaponization, but that again is the doublespeak. This is weaponization of the Department of Justice by a political actor.

This is insidious that the White House would have this role so that they can, I mean, they say they're doing it to counter weaponization, but that again is the doublespeak. This is weaponization of the Department of Justice by a political actor.

This is insidious that the White House would have this role so that they can, I mean, they say they're doing it to counter weaponization, but that again is the doublespeak. This is weaponization of the Department of Justice by a political actor.

Yeah. Well, and also the normalization is nobody within the administration, obviously pushing back. That is a huge difference from Trump 1.0, but you don't have anybody at the department of justice. Remember attorney general sessions was basically canned because he understood whatever you thought of his policies. He understood that the department is different and had to be independent.

Yeah. Well, and also the normalization is nobody within the administration, obviously pushing back. That is a huge difference from Trump 1.0, but you don't have anybody at the department of justice. Remember attorney general sessions was basically canned because he understood whatever you thought of his policies. He understood that the department is different and had to be independent.