A US federal judge ordered the Trump Justice Department to appear in court Wednesday to explain its extraordinary decision to drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams, a move that triggered a wave of protest resignations. FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney speaks to Eric Lisann, a former federal and state prosecutor. He says this is an unprecedented situation where the US president seems to be openly directing the weaponization of the Department of Justice.

Source: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250218-trumps-seems-to-be-openly-directing-weaponization-of-doj-legal-analyst-says