Eric Adams and his attorneys insist that there is no deal. They repeatedly said that in the absence of the universe, the Justice Department agreed to remove the bribery case from the mayor of New York in exchange for his cooperation on the Trump administration’s deportation agenda.
But on February 3, in a letter that has rarely been scrutinized by the public, two Adams' attorneys explicitly asked Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove to make the mayor's allegations disappear so that he could help Donald ·Trump immigrated.
“As his trial approaches, the mayor becomes the eternal partner of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that must make New York City as safe as possible,” Alex Spiro and Bill Burck in a letter to Bove, commemorating their January The meeting was held on the 31st and advocated "strong support for dismissal".
A week later, Bove used their same logic to give the lawyers exactly what they wanted - the requirement of being fired: Adams must "dedicate" himself to fight "illegal immigration." But Adams still can't be the Fed's omnipresent partner, maybe never.
The Trump administration's top immigration law enforcement officer has regarded Adams as a semi-competitive intern for state television and told him he expects more compliance. Eight Justice Department officials resigned what they believed to be a corruption agreement. The department’s independent reputation – sometimes because limiting presidential priorities is largely a matter of winning political priorities out of prosecution. And Adams still has no obstacles. The deputy attorney general ensures that the charges against Adams can be brought again after the mayoral election in November. The judge has not agreed to actually dismiss the case in his case and ordered Adams and his attorney to appear at 2 p.m. Wednesday.
For months, the mayor and his team have done everything they can to achieve this moment. Adams descended to the inauguration of Mar-A-Lago and Donald Trump. The mayor met with Trump in an Ultimate Battle Championship and told his staff not to criticize the new president in public. It's all so high that Trump and his team laughed at the "thirsty" mayor. Adams ended up getting a deal from Trump, but it was clear that his strategy was backfired.
"The New Yorkers know exactly what this is. And I think a lot of people are willing to give Grace the mayor until he bows his knees. "They are willing to get him into boxing, MMA or anything else. But once he goes all out, people are like, 'Oh no, no. We don't have it. '"
Spiro and Burck reveal in their letter what they believe is relatively thin for their clients. But they focus mainly on the political and policy implications of the mayor facing five felony charges.
"We want to address issues regarding the impact of the indictment on Mayor Adams' ability to lead New York City, including working with the federal government on important issues in immigration enforcement," they wrote to Bove.
Adams hopes to help the Trump administration as it “seeks to actively enforce immigration laws and eliminate undocumented immigrants.” But, “Mayor Adams’s political muscles are weakened by prosecution.”
The lawyer continued: "Leaders of various city agencies such as the New York Police Department serve as the mayor's honor and may be removed from office. However, to a certain extent, city officials believe that the mayor has been politically weakened, or Not long after going to the office, he lost the ability to ensure officers and their institutions comply. ”
It is worth noting that the New York Police Department and federal authorities are strictly prohibited from conducting civil immigration affairs. If it is Adams' political juice, the lawyer wants to cheer up again, that's the opposite.
The attorney did not respond to a request for comment. But in another letter to the judge in the case, Spiro and Burck insisted that it was all higher than the board. "We told the department that ending this case would be a legal and practical burden that would hinder Mayor Adams' formal duties," they wrote. "We never said or advised anyone who mayor Adams would do X in exchange for Y."
Officials at the Trump Justice Department announced the deal the same day, making it seem that they are functionally legalizing corruption. By choosing to investigate the prosecutors who led the end of the case against Adams, these officials made the case seem almost an excuse to seize the Justice Department's control over the southern part of New York - its most autonomous office is the so-called "sovereign" district. "By dismissing Adams' case only temporarily, they seem to force them to fall into obedience.
Pastor Al Sharpton, who knew Adams since COP was an activist bodyguard at the time, expressed disgust with arrangements. (“They are talking to New Yorkers as if we don’t feel like playing games when we have the ability to find a game before the game starts.” Leaders who met with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday, Because she thinks that the mayor will be removed.
Eric Adams, who once declared himself the future of the Democratic Party, is supporting his political life. His administration was shaking for a long time on the brink of chaos, and their resignations were further stuck in dysfunction as the resignations of four deputy mayors. His bet on comfortable Trump seems to be a bankruptcy. The mayor's joint television appearance with Trump's "Border Tsar" and former U.S. immigration and customs enforcement chief Tom Homan will only make things worse. He warned Adams that he would "lift his butt" if his deportation to Homan was insufficient.
"This is when New York City needs a guardian at the door, right? Instead, we have a mayor who is laying the red carpet and rose petals for ice cowboys." Cone, who represents Cone Island City Council, Justin Brannan of Coney Island said.
He continued: "The challenge for Trump's entire chaos and cruel theater is that even people who are not necessarily targeting are afraid of death." ``It has such a creepy impact on the community - even here in law People...this is the point. So it's frustrating to have the mayor of New York City do anything but to object to that, and it's disqualified. ”
Some political observers asked Adams what he should do. He had no way to rule, let alone re-election, when facing his April trial. This is one of the arguments the mayor's lawyer uses in the letter. "Conservatively, Mayor Adams will spend 75% of his wake-up time preparing or at trial," they wrote. At least that, his argument is that he left behind in prison.
But the same attorney shared throughout the New York legal community that the case against him was full of "legal and factual weaknesses." (Although the acting South Regional Chief does say she is preparing a charge of replacing an indictment that includes the charge of obstructing justice.) Nevertheless, it is possible for Adams to beat rap, or successfully treat herself as a victim of the justice system. Control - and attracted enough New Yorkers to win reelection. Donald Trump has prosecuted over and over for felony charges, which only boosts his polls.
Adams followed the promised crime and helped New York City rebound from Covid. If there is an unbalanced record, there is a record. Even now, there are still supporters of Adams, such as Mitchell-Mann, who was appointed co-chair of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force in 2022. "He was an unfair goal. And I don't like the fact that he went through such a consistent scrutiny," he told me. "Like, you can't win to save his life."
Adams himself has been one step ahead of investigators for years. In 2010, as chairman of the state Senate betting committee, he “required” a specific gambling company to obtain a license to operate slot machines in Queens. He celebrated with company executives when they won the bid - and then when asked about the deal, he gave testimony that was less outstanding than the ongoing testimony. In 2014, the city's investigation department discovered that one of his Brooklyn Fund nonprofits was designed to help local residents failing to comply with local conflict of interest rules. From 2015 to 2019, real estate developers and lobbyists seeking Adams’ favor contributed hundreds of thousands to the fund.
By 2021, his multiple trips to Türkiye and China and his suspicious fundraising strategy are known. "You're all under investigation in corruption," Mayor candidate Andrew Yang told Adams during a debate. Years later, Turkey's donations and donations will constitute a case of bribery and corruption against him. Base.
Instead, Adams' attorney took another path, which was the worst way for him. The craziest part is that they see everything. "As Mayor Adams continues to help the Department of Homeland Security's action, the risk of his political opponents (particularly the City Council) will try to remove him from power will only increase," they wrote. "Governor Hawkel also It can be concluded that at some point the mayor could no longer invest in the attention required by his position and therefore took measures to remove him.”
Two weeks later, she was very publicly considering doing so.