Posted on 09/29/2024 2:57:22 AM PDT by Libloather
Rev. Al Sharpton is organizing a summit where political leaders and elected officials can discuss the federal corruption charges looming over Mayor Adams and their ramifications — and urged Gov. Hochul Saturday not to remove Hizzoner over the indictment alone.
“I have called an emergency meeting of New York City and state leaders in the next few days to discuss how we collectively address this situation,” the longtime Adams ally and civil-rights leader told The Post.
“The mayor deserves his due process and his day in court, and the focus of our discussion will be whether or how a city that’s two-thirds Black and Brown is governed to meet their needs.
“But we also need to avoid claims that the Biden administration or a Black U.S. Attorney [Damian Williams] are targeting an elected official over policy disagreements,” added Sharpton, referring to Adams’ claim that he’s being persecuted by the feds for speaking out about the city’s migrant crisis.
At Saturday’s weekly National Action Network rally in Harlem, Sharpton said he hoped to convene the meeting with city and state leaders next week and reach a “united point of view.”
He also urged New Yorkers to avoid casting judgment against Adams and instead wait for a verdict.
“I have known Eric Adams for 35 years. I’ve never known him to have any leanings towards criminality. He [deserves] due process,” he said, noting that disgraced Democratic New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez resigned from office only after he was convicted on corruption charges.
Sharpton also called for Gov. Hochul to resist mounting pressure for her to exercise her power to remove the sitting mayor.
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“I have called an emergency meeting of New York City and state leaders......
Who elected you king?.................
Could America be so fortunate?
That the Reverend Al Sharpton, who came to local fame and position joining a false accuser, is a “leader in New York City, a statesman, while Giuliani is losing his law license going through bankruptcy for helping Trump, tells you all you need to know
Because a ‘city is two-thirds black and brown’ doesn’t mean it has to have a black or brown CROOK to run it.
I’m really guessing that Adams is in the straits because he wasn’t paying off his ‘vig’ to them.
Why does anyone still give the charlatan the time of day?
I lived update during the entire Tawanna saga. TFG should have been in jail.
Sharptongue will just end up calling charges against Adams white folks practicing racism
When was slimy Al elected to lead anything?
Perhaps Al wants to learn what he needs to do to not be charged along with the other miscreants.
Response should have been: “Thanks for the idea, we already did that last week. And, since you were not involved we simply had the meeting and made some changes.”
Al Sharpton pulling his race card wagon around everybody gets one.
J-Walking tickets basically.
“Unite we much.”
Resist we much!
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