NYC Mayor Eric Adams joins growing list of high-profile Democrats prosecuted by Merrick Garland's DOJ
By Matt Naham,
23 days ago
While U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has often been accused of heading up a “ weaponized” DOJ out to get Donald Trump and his Republican allies, the Wednesday news of New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ federal indictment is the latest example of a high-profile Democrat facing a criminal case of historic proportions.
The indictment, unsealed Thursday, charges Adams with bribery, wire fraud, solicitation of a contribution by a foreign national, and conspiracy to commit those offenses, a development that was not out of the blue considering the feds nearly a year ago seized the mayor’s phones while probing campaign donations of Turkish origins.
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But Adams, the longtime NYPD officer who rose to power in 2022 and just last year awarded fellow federal indictee Sean “Diddy” Combs with a key to the city, reacted to the news of the indictment by claiming the DOJ was weaponized against him, too.
“I always knew that if I stood my ground for all of you, that I would be targeted. And a target I became,” Adams said, putting out his version of Trump’s “In the end, they’re not coming after me. They’re coming after you — and I’m just standing in their way.”
Adams, adding that the imminent charges would be “entirely false” and “based on lies,” also slammed the DOJ for searching the home of Interim Police Commissioner Thomas Donlon on a reported tip that he was in possession of classified documents ( sound familiar ?) from as far back as two decades ago.
“Just one week after he joined my administration,” Adams said, with emphasis. “Enough. I will fight these injustices with every ounce of my strength and my spirit.”
As the mayor suggests the Biden administration’s DOJ is targeting him for political reasons, it should be noted that the very same DOJ recently achieved historic firsts in the successful prosecutions of prominent Democrats, including with the felony convictions after trial of President Joe Biden’s own son, Hunter Biden .
Never before had a sitting president’s child faced a federal criminal trial and conviction, but Hunter Biden was twice indicted, convicted of gun charges, and most recently pleaded guilty to tax offenses.
This is a complete set up. They now they need something to point to in the future so they look like they went after a couple of dems. It’s all a lie.
Johnny_on_the_Spot
20d ago
The Democrat's eat their own by utilizing Biden's WEAPONIZED Department of Injustice to indict the Democrat's who speak out against Biden's Marxi policies and illegal immigration, AKA, border invasion. The illegal immigrants are overwhelming the cites resources and crime is out of control, so the DOJ goes after these mayor's who speak out.
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