Re: Adams announces ICE return to Rikers Island after meeting with Trump's border czar

On 2/14/2025 10:38 AM, JAB wrote:

On Thu, 13 Feb 2025 23:09:18 -0500, Auric Hellman
<adhellman1@gmail.com> wrote:
 

That didn't take very long, and neither seems to care about the
transparency of their actions.

 The NYT reports that Acting Deputy AG Emil Bove coached Mayor Eric
Adams' attorneys on what to argue in order to get the charges
dismissed (namely, that the charges were interfering with the mayor's
ability to cooperate with Trump's immigration crackdown)
 https://bsky.app/profile/petersterne.com/post/3li433fk7ns2g

Whatever it is he said, it worked. Pressure is on for Hochul to remove Adams from office, which is within her power. I doubt she'll have the backbone to do it at this point, as she seems to be trying some sort of deal for herself politically.
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Dr. Auric D. Hellman
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