Three of the Manhattan federal prosecutors who worked on the criminal case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams resigned Tuesday, accusing the Justice Department of trying to force them to admit wrongdoing in connection with their resistance to dropping the charges. "The Department has decided that obedience supersedes all else, requiring us to abdicate our legal and ethical obligations in favor of directions of Washington," the prosecutors wrote in a letter to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. "That is wrong."
Breaking News: Three federal prosecutors who worked on the criminal corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams said that they would resign rather than admit wrongdoing in refusing to abandon the case, according to an email obtained by The New York Times.
-- The New York Times (@nytimes.com) April 22, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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@#2 ... Bald-faced corruption from Trump, yet again ...
The very interesting part of this case, for me, resided in the "with prejudice" and "without prejudice" aspects.
The Trump DoJ originally wanted the case to be dismissed "without prejudice," meaning (as I understand it) that the case can be revised at the whims of the Trump DoJ, should a need arise.
Then there seemed to be an implied threat from the Trump admin ...
Homan: If Adams doesn't come through, I'll be back in New York City' (February 14, 2025)
thehill.com
... Tom Homan, the border czar tasked with overseeing President Trump's mass deportation plan, issued a stark warning to New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) on Friday if he doesn't "come through" on enforcing immigration policies.
Homan and Adams made a joint appearance on Fox News's "Fox & Friends," after Adams agreed to allow federal immigration officials to operate at Rikers Island " a decision signaling a change in the Big Apple's sanctuary city policies. The duo also vowed to work together to solve New York's "migrant problem."
"If he doesn't come through, I'll be back in New York City, and we will be sitting on the couch," Homan told the Fox News panel, referring to the embattled mayor. "I'll be in his office saying, Where the hell is the agreement we came to? We're going to deliver for the safety of the people of this city.'" ...
@#12 ... One thing I can say about Eric Adams:
The only reason I know his name is this never-ending OJ style case. ...
Yeah, there's that aspect.
But I am in the NYC media area, so I see NYC news each evening.
Eric Adams
en.wikipedia.org
... Eric Leroy Adams (born September 1, 1960) is an American politician and former police officer who has served as the 110th mayor of New York City since 2022. Adams was an officer in the New York City Transit Police and then the New York City Police Department (NYPD) for more than 20 years, retiring at the rank of captain. He served in the New York State Senate from 2006 to 2013, representing the 20th district in Brooklyn. In 2013, Adams became the first Black American to be elected Brooklyn Borough President; he was re-elected in 2017.
In 2021, Adams received the Democratic Party's nomination for mayor of New York City after narrowly winning a crowded primary that used instant-runoff voting. In the general election, Adams won a landslide victory over Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa. As mayor, he has taken what is seen as a tough-on-crime approach and reintroduced a plain-clothed NYPD unit that had been disbanded by the previous administration. He has also implemented, alongside increased police presence, a zero-tolerance policy on homeless people sleeping in subway cars.
Adams's mayoral tenure has been plagued by accusations of corruption, by the departures of key members of his administration, and by historically low polling. ...
"$25,000? That's it? "
Sorry, I forgot: the "news" outlets you frequent don't report stuff like this:
Bondi drops investigation into Trump U after $25,000 campaign donation
www.citizensforethics.org
Go ahead, scream CORRUPTION at the top of your lungs, We know you would if the letter after the name was (D)ifferent.
Can you put down the water long enough?
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