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What Next | How Eric Adams Got His Charges Dropped

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News, News Commentary, Politics

4.6 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

The Justice Department ordered New York federal prosecutors to drop charges against Eric Adams, claiming his indictment was preventing him from aiding in Trump’s immigration crackdown. The move has prompted multiple high level Justice Department officials to resign, and raised concerns of a quid pro quo.  Guest: Jay Willis, Editor-in-Chief of Balls & Strikes. Want more What Next? Join Slate Plus to unlock full, ad-free access to What Next and all your other favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the What Next show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme, Rob Gunther, and Ethan Oberman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:20.3

When you take American history in high school and study Watergate, you learn about the Saturday Night Massacre. Good evening. The country tonight is in the midst of what may be

1:25.7

the most serious constitutional crisis in its history.

1:30.0

The President has fired the Special Watergate Constitution.

1:33.2

Department of Justice officials quitting under President Nixon because they refuse to fire a special counsel who was investigating Nixon.

1:43.6

That's Jay Willis, the editor-in-chief of the progressive legal website, Balls and Strikes.

1:48.9

The Saturday Night Massacre kicked off the constitutional crisis that ended in Nixon's resignation.

1:55.1

That was two people who quit.

1:57.1

Since Thursday, at least seven federal prosecutors in New York and Washington have resigned

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