Elie Mystal On The People’s Checks and Balances

U.S. Justice Department attorneys and Mayor Eric Adams appeared
before federal Judge Dale Ho, asking that the five federal
corruption and bribery charges against Adams should be dropped.


On Today's Show:
Elie Mystal, justice correspondent and columnist
for The Nation and host of their legal podcast, "Contempt
of Court," author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide
to the Constitution (The New Press, 2023), and the
forthcoming Bad Law: 10 Popular Laws That Are Ruining
America (The New Press, 2025), offers his analysis on the
rule of law and accountability with regard to Mayor Adams,
President Trump and Elon Musk.