In an interview with MSNBC on Tuesday, Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) argued that New York City Mayor Eric Adams (d) did nothing wrong, but the Justice Department and the president believe. He said he claims there is. Donald Trump has dropped the charges against Adams because “they want to control New York City” and “cannot hamper the judicial system.”
Meeks said, “I think I'm Mayor Adams. I believe him when he says he won't do anything wrong. But you can't hinder the judicial system. Here too, again. , which is depriving the court of constitutionality of who we are. We have a president who says he wants to bounce each judge who makes certain decisions that he dislikes. And in this case , knowing that this president wants to take control of things is really a serious concern. So this case is not rejected because it is not – it was rejected without prejudice. ”
He added: “I'm very worried about leverage points. We know who this president is. We know who this guy is. We know what he's doing for the rest of his life. I know. So my concern is the Department of Justice and the President of the US. They're not doing this for no reason. They're doing this – they want to control the city of New York, so they're going to give them the There is a reason and a cause, and it gives me great anxiety.”
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