Bonus: Vindictive Justice

Dahlia Lithwick swaps her host chair in the Amicus Plus cigar bar for a seat opposite What Next host Mary Harris for this week’s edition of the new Slate Plus segment from What Next: Main Character. Ed Martin had been defending a January 6 rioter in court, but then Trump appointed him as interim US attorney for the District of Columbia, so he just hopped over to the DOJ and asked a judge to have the charges dropped. Beyond that one obvious conflict of interest, Martin also took time to lick Elon Musk’s boots online, making him this week’s Main Character. This episode is member-exclusive. Listen to it now by subscribing to Slate Plus. By joining, not only will you unlock weekly bonus episodes of Amicus—you’ll also access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Amicus show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/amicusplus to get access wherever you listen.