Andrew Weissmann

Yeah, we're going to do all of that in 10 minutes or less. The fall of Western democracy.

So of all the things that have gone on, all the actions of the FBI, the Eric Adams case, the resignation of the chief of the criminal division in the DCU's attorney's office, all of that, as well as the statements being made by Emil Bove, and all of Pam Bondi's sort of day one memos, at the bottom of the list is asking the... presidential appointed US attorneys to resign.

So of all the things that have gone on, all the actions of the FBI, the Eric Adams case, the resignation of the chief of the criminal division in the DCU's attorney's office, all of that, as well as the statements being made by Emil Bove, and all of Pam Bondi's sort of day one memos, at the bottom of the list is asking the... presidential appointed US attorneys to resign.

So that is fairly standard. It's not standard the way it's done. I mean, it's usually not sort of as abrupt, and it's not talking about weaponization and politicization. The US attorneys typically do change over when there's a change in party control. So that's the least of it in my book.

So that is fairly standard. It's not standard the way it's done. I mean, it's usually not sort of as abrupt, and it's not talking about weaponization and politicization. The US attorneys typically do change over when there's a change in party control. So that's the least of it in my book.

So the answer is yes, but we already have. We have bigger problems. Exactly. We have so many other things that are going on. I mean, those kinds of wonderful norms. Let's just start with President Obama. brought in the new U.S. attorneys.

So the answer is yes, but we already have. We have bigger problems. Exactly. We have so many other things that are going on. I mean, those kinds of wonderful norms. Let's just start with President Obama. brought in the new U.S. attorneys.

And what he told them is, I know that I have nominated you and the Senate confirms you, but you need to understand your allegiance is to the Constitution, not to me. That is, which of course is like any fourth grader would understand that that's the way it's supposed to work, except that in the world we're in, that needs to be retaught because that's the opposite of what

And what he told them is, I know that I have nominated you and the Senate confirms you, but you need to understand your allegiance is to the Constitution, not to me. That is, which of course is like any fourth grader would understand that that's the way it's supposed to work, except that in the world we're in, that needs to be retaught because that's the opposite of what

Donald Trump, in my view, wants. He wants it first to be, you are loyal to me.

Donald Trump, in my view, wants. He wants it first to be, you are loyal to me.

Sure, Mayor Adams is somebody who was charged during the Biden administration with five felonies. He is a Democrat. And so any sort of claim about politicization is a little weird because it was a Biden administration that charged him. He was charged about nine months before the primaries here in New York City. This is what's unusual.

Sure, Mayor Adams is somebody who was charged during the Biden administration with five felonies. He is a Democrat. And so any sort of claim about politicization is a little weird because it was a Biden administration that charged him. He was charged about nine months before the primaries here in New York City. This is what's unusual.

The first way this blew up is that the acting US attorney in the Southern District of New York that has the case sent a letter to Pam Bondi saying, I have been ordered to dismiss the case. And I've been told to dismiss the case, not because there's a factual issue, not because we've got the law wrong,

The first way this blew up is that the acting US attorney in the Southern District of New York that has the case sent a letter to Pam Bondi saying, I have been ordered to dismiss the case. And I've been told to dismiss the case, not because there's a factual issue, not because we've got the law wrong,

but because this is going to, among other things, interfere with Eric Adams' ability to carry out the Trump administration immigration policies. And that is a quid pro quo using, from her point of view, using the, um, the criminal case to get somebody to do the political bidding of the president.

but because this is going to, among other things, interfere with Eric Adams' ability to carry out the Trump administration immigration policies. And that is a quid pro quo using, from her point of view, using the, um, the criminal case to get somebody to do the political bidding of the president.

Um, and to make sure that he's doing that, she says, uh, they want us to not dismiss the case for good. Uh, and that could be achieved also by the president pardoning Eric Adams, but they don't want that. They want to do is dismiss it without prejudice so that it's dangling over his head like a choke chain. Um, but so that he has to do their bidding and, um, In fact, he has done that.

Um, and to make sure that he's doing that, she says, uh, they want us to not dismiss the case for good. Uh, and that could be achieved also by the president pardoning Eric Adams, but they don't want that. They want to do is dismiss it without prejudice so that it's dangling over his head like a choke chain. Um, but so that he has to do their bidding and, um, In fact, he has done that.

He then appeared on Fox News saying that he would allow ICE agents to come into New York City to effectuate arrests in locations. That's against the law, right? That's exactly right. So one point I made with Jen Psaki is this. The current mayor of the city of New York is under indictment federally currently with five felonies.