The U.S. Attorney's office for the Southern District of New York charged people in the president's orbit during Trump's first term. According to the U.S. Attorney at the time, Geoffrey Berman, SDNY also fended off pressure from Washington,

Glenn Thrush, New York Times Justice Department Reporter, Kristy Greenberg, former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Maya Wiley, former Mayoral Candidate for New York City join Nicolle Wallace with reaction to the shocking but not surprising order from Trump’s Justice Department ordering the Southern District of New York to drop federal charges of New York City Mayor Eric Adams and what it says about the rule of law.