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In particular, Democratic challengers to Adams’s left claimed that this prosecutorial pause gives Trump dangerous leverage over Adams.
Volubly progressive candidate and state Sen. Zellnor Myrie insisted the temporary dismissal puts Adams “under the thumb and control of Donald Trump until November.”
And staunchly left-leaning City Comptroller Brad Lander echoed: “It puts the mayor on a tether to Donald Trump every time he harms or threatens New York City.”
But while it’s true that being deeply Trump-aligned can be a liability for Eric Adams here in lefty NYC, his alliances also shore up Adams’s tough-on-crime and tough-on-terror image.
This may be some advantage at a time when most Democrats in the mayoral primary are floundering when it comes to sounding tough-on-crime. (And at least one likely GOP candidate, Curtis Sliwa, has crime as his only issue.)
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Volubly progressive candidate and state Sen. Zellnor Myrie insisted the temporary dismissal puts Adams “under the thumb and control of Donald Trump until November.”
And staunchly left-leaning City Comptroller Brad Lander echoed: “It puts the mayor on a tether to Donald Trump every time he harms or threatens New York City.”
But while it’s true that being deeply Trump-aligned can be a liability for Eric Adams here in lefty NYC, his alliances also shore up Adams’s tough-on-crime and tough-on-terror image.
This may be some advantage at a time when most Democrats in the mayoral primary are floundering when it comes to sounding tough-on-crime. (And at least one likely GOP candidate, Curtis Sliwa, has crime as his only issue.)
Here are the risks — and rewards — of Eric Adams' Trump alliance
The president and mayor have become very close, critics say.
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Governor weighs removing NYC Mayor Adams after his top deputies quit amid criminal case turmoil
Hochul, a Democrat, said she will convene a meeting of key leaders Tuesday in Manhattan “for a conversation about the path forward." She said the departures of First Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer and other top officials raise “serious questions about the long-term future" of Adams’ administration.
Adams, also a Democrat, has been under increasing scrutiny since the Justice Department’s second-in-command ordered federal prosecutors in Manhattan last week to drop his corruption case to ensure his cooperation in Republican President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown — raising questions about the mayor’s political independence and ability to lead the city.
Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove wrote that the case had “unduly restricted Mayor Adams’ ability to devote full attention and resources to the illegal immigration and violent crime.”
Half of NYC’s deputy mayors dramatically resign in wake of Eric Adams’ controversial reprieve from Trump DOJ
The four deputy mayors — Torres-Springer, Deputy Mayor for Operations Meera Joshi, Deputy Mayor for Health Human Services Anne Williams-Isom and Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Chauncey Parker — resigned as dozens rallied in support of Adams unfolded in Rehoboth Cathedral in Brooklyn.
The rally contrasted with the growing calls for Adams to resign or Gov. Kathy Hochul to remove him from office in light of Trump’s DOJ moving to scuttle his criminal case — a move that many critics argue makes the mayor a hostage to the president.
“I am disappointed to see them go, but given the current challenges, I understand their decision and wish them nothing but success in the future,” Adams said in a statement.
If Eric Adams Is Removed as NYC Mayor, We All Know This Was the Reason
Of course, the now-ex-prosecutor overseeing Adams’ case would feel that way. If she goes through with this ploy, however, it’s pretty clear that Hochul will remove Adams not over administrative and legal matters but because the mayor is working with Trump border czar Tom Homan to deport illegal aliens. Was Hochul considering this 'dump Adams' option when the DOJ filed corruption charges against him? The answer would be 'no' (via NY Post):
Mayor Adams bizarrely invokes ‘Mein Kampf,’ takes vicious dig at Dem rival in defiant message refusing to step down
The speech came at an event attended by clergy members who offered words of support for the mayor and even prayed around him.
During his remarks, Adams also claimed he once heard Martin Luther King, Jr. recite a quote from Hitler’s infamous Nazi manifesto, “Mein Kampf,” that went something like, “If you tell a lie long enough, loud enough, people will tend to believe it’s true.”
“And that’s what you’re seeing right there, right now: A modern-day ‘Mein Kampf,'” Adams told his supporters, appearing to imply he was being persecuted by liars.
The apocryphal quote — which has many variations — is not from the book and is most often attributed to Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels, not Hitler.
Still, Adams launched into a lengthy diatribe in which he defended his mayoral record against attacks on his handling of the city’s migrant crisis, among other things.
Savings already!!!
BOP
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The demonrats are so corrupt; so steeped in it, that they cannot fathom that everyone isn't like them. And if they aren't like them, they must be eliminated. At all costs.
OccamsRazor
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Imagine being a sitting Governor and not knowing the responsibilities of the 3 basic branches of Government
Legislative Branch = Makes the laws
Judiciary Branch = Interprets the law
Executive Branch = ENFORCES the law (making sure the law is followed)
BOP
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I was hoping she would do something idiotic like fire Adams. In my mind, that would indelibly tie her to Jungle Boogie James and that other clown who tried to bring down Trump.
I'm just curious about what Trump is going to do about that judge. I'm pretty sure I know what Hillary would do - not that any judge in their right mind would even allow that to come to trial. Comey was more right about that than he even knew.