Andrew Weissmann
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And so that would be appropriate for the court to say, I'm going to apply this to everyone. So all those people in El Salvador... could be part of the class in front of the New York judge.
And so that would be appropriate for the court to say, I'm going to apply this to everyone. So all those people in El Salvador... could be part of the class in front of the New York judge.
And so that would be appropriate for the court to say, I'm going to apply this to everyone. So all those people in El Salvador... could be part of the class in front of the New York judge.
2,100% in one hour.
2,100% in one hour.
2,100% in one hour.
Yeah, we're going to do all of that in 10 minutes or less. The fall of Western democracy.
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.