Your 5 Questions Answered:

"When Will the Supreme Court Act?” “What If Trump Defies a Ruling?” “Who Enforces Contempt?” “Is the DOJ Using Cases as Leverage?” and… “Why Isn’t Lying in Office a Crime?” – [BTH Vol. 2.4.h]

Dear Subscribers,

I continue to receive a flood of thoughtful and timely questions from you all. This week, I tackle five that stood out: the upcoming Supreme Court potential intervention in a key legal battle; the risk of judicial defiance by the Trump administration; who is responsible for enforcing contempt orders; and the troubling implications of the DOJ’s handling of the Mayor Eric Adams case. I also take on an important question about lying in office—why it’s a crime in some contexts but often not a crime when public officials lie to their constituents— i.e. us!

Watch the video below (or read the transcript) for my answers to this week’s five questions. For paid subscribers you can submit questions, for next week, by using the reply feature in the Substack “chat” linked here.

Thank you for being a part of this community, and as always, keep the great questions coming.

–Andrew

Question 1: “How can Trump and Musk repeatedly lie to the American people without consequences? Shouldn’t the presidency have standards similar to workplace accountability where repeated dishonesty leads to dismissal?”