Posted on 09/26/2024 2:08:37 PM PDT by Libloather
The federal five-count indictment of New York Mayor Eric Adams is on its face a damning document of alleged public corruption. The government is alleging that Turkish officials saw Adams as a rising star in the Democratic Party and started to groom him for influence.
However, once beyond the details of the opulent rooms and flight upgrades, there may be less here than meets the eye in some of these charges.
The campaign-contribution violations raise serious problems for Adams in the alleged solicitation of unlawful foreign contributions. Yet the counts must be read with caution. We have not seen the specific defenses to the allegations of using “straw men” to funnel unlawful contributions and the alleged favors bestowed on contributors. Indictments are one-sided and highly slanted interpretations of the facts by prosecutors to secure a conviction.
For example, many of the gifts from Turkish sources were realized in the form of upgrades on flights to business class or expensive hotel suites. It is not clear what Adams knew of the logistics for such travel or their inclusion in annual reports. Despite their public personas, many populist politicians tend to be a pampered class who expect to be feted in the best quarters as they speak as the “voice of the people.”
That was captured most vividly by NYC Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sashayed at the Met Gala in a designer dress reading “tax the rich.” It was a scene with a crushing irony. The dress itself was worth more than some people make in a year and it was just “loaned” to AOC despite being made specifically for her. She also did not pay for her ticket, which would cost $35,000.
It triggered an ethics investigation and allegations of ethical violations.
In one night, Ocasio-Cortez flaunted roughly half...
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How’d the same process work out for Eric Swalwell?
“Say no evil” about the Biden administration. You will end up indicted.
This could actually work to President Trump’s favor....
The more stories such as this come out mentioning mayor homeboy was indicted on BS charges most get away with- and the more mayor homeboy keeps yelling that he was indicted simply because he spoke out against the biden/harris immigration policies, the more this could benefit our side in November.
Obama in 2008 got over $1.1 million in illegal donations from Palestinian, Iranian and Qatari sources, and did not report it. When discovered after his inauguration, he return the money, and was FINED.
If he sent you plus-sized white girls, you got ripped off. :)
Some sorta lend-lease program? Can they be rotated out?
So I am supposed to believe that the New York US Attorney and the FBI suddenly became honest?
Not buying. There is some other kind of Stalin vs Trotsky kinda thing going on here.
“We have not seen the specific defenses to the allegations of using “straw men” to funnel unlawful contributions “
That’s literally the business model for Act Blue. Obama brought in a massive amounts of money that way, some from the middle east....FBI is nowhere to be seen.
Those heavy girls are for trips to the beach. Their short stubby legs help support their bodies in shallow tidal waters as they munch on aquatic plants.
I read that in a dinosaur book when I was little.
WHy are they after Eric Adams... He is not towing their illegal immigration lies?
If they were honest they would have arrested him years ago.
The DOJ bad actors are lining up their defense to a Trump II administration investigation of selective enforcement against Trump.
Eric and his black mafia have no chance. The Southern District of NY (A RICO organization) plus the FBI are ready for a black lynching. Soon to arrive on the scene will be Cuomo to take the reins ahead of the next plandemic which will allow him to kill off half of the NYC population.
If I live in NYC, I'll probably vote for Eric Adams. He's corrupt. But at least his corruption is "accessible" to us.
So as a rule, vote for a corrupt Democrat. I'll prefer him over somebody like de Blasio.
The Israeli left accused Netanyahu of accepting bribes because he smoked cigars and drank champagne that were "state gifts" from foreign dignitaries.
If the Obama clan that's running the Biden administration orchestrated two impeachments of President Trump over a phone call and a speech, and orchestrated the takedown of Netanyahu over cigars and champagne, is it too much of a stretch to assume that they're also behind charges of accepting upgraded airplane seats and hotel rooms?
There is a pattern there for all to see...
-PJ
...... I'm not on the side of Adam's but he could defend himself with that info.
Turley has been quite the impressive analyst over the past few years.
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