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Judge Deliberates Mayor Adams' Fate
Episode 1057

Judge Deliberates Mayor Adams' Fate

Elie Mystal offers legal analysis of the DOJ request to drop charges against Mayor Adams, as Judge Ho continues to deliberate.

The Brian Lehrer Show

February 21, 202535m 20s

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Show Notes

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. 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 legal analysis of the request as Judge Ho continues to deliberate.

Topics

legal_analysisdojmayor_adamslocal_wnycattorney_generalcourtsus_attorneycorruption