Destroying the Rule of Law

Destroying the Rule of Law

From Letters from an American by Heather Cox Richardson

June 3, 2026 · 14 min

About this episode

This episode discusses the erosion of the rule of law in the U.S. as exemplified by conditions at the Delaney Hall detention center and actions by the Trump administration.

June 2, 2026 Administration officials have repeatedly tried to limit access to detention centers across the country, Detainees at the Delaney Hall detention center in New Jersey start a hunger strike to protest dangerous conditions and the lack of access to the legal system, New Jersey’s attorney general is suing the GEO Group which operates Delaney Hall, The destruction of the rule of law at Delaney Hall is part of the larger effort by the Trump administration to destroy it across the country, The newly appointed acting director of national intelligence, who has no relevant expertise, is willing to use the government to persecute Trump’s perceived enemies, Trump’s slush fund will be dropped but the DOJ is not dropping the plan to provide tax amnesty to the Trumps, Secretary of Homeland Security refuses to commit to abide by court rulings, Former Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino publicly embraces white nationalism, claiming that 100 million people in the US must be removed and going after government and elected officials. Watch today's recording here: https://www.youtube.com/live/g9TUa1Rwd6U?si=T8_KKcHQZElhpnZ- Get full, free access to Letters from an American here…

People in this episode

Host: Heather Cox Richardson

Topics covered

  • rule of law
  • detention centers
  • hunger strike
  • Trump administration
  • legal system
  • white nationalism

Keywords

  • detention centers
  • hunger strike
  • Trump administration
  • legal access
  • white nationalism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: GEO Group, Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security

Places: New Jersey

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