I try to follow what’s happening closely, but there’s only so much my mind and psyche can handle. I’m quite fortunate to have Marcy Wheeler as a friend who joins me every Friday to recap much of what happened in the week just ending. At least much of what we need to know. (We’d need much more than an hour to cover all the shit they throw at the wall in any given week!)
Today we cover a lot of territory, but focus in on the “Thursday Afternoon Massacre” at the DoJ, as the Attorney General (sic) has ordered prosecutors to drop the criminal charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams (bribery, corruption, you name it) so that he can help President D’ump do his vile and dirty deeds to immigrants.
During the interview, we mentioned the letters you should read. This one from US Attorney Danielle Sassoon to AG Pam Bondi; and AUSA Hagan Scotten’s brilliant resignation letter below.
One more thing for your weekend reading. Sherrilyn Ifill has a great substack. Her latest entry is called “Democracy is Crumbling. Is Anybody Doing Anything? (Yes and you can too)“.
We record these Friday sessions before noon ET, so more unthinkable betrayals of the law and the trust of the American people may have happened since… Read Marcy Wheeler at emptywheel.net and follow her at emptywheel.bsky.social for the latest. (While you’re there, I’m @ nicolesandler.bsky.social too.
