Legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin suggests that Trump is actively aiding New York Mayor Eric Adams by pressuring the Justice Department to drop corruption charges against him. Toobin argues that Trump's stated reason for wanting Adams to fight crime and illegal immigration is dubious and further evidence of democracy's decline.
on allegations he accepted bribes and illegal campaign contributions from foreign nationals in exchange for political favors. The first sitting New York mayor to be indicted,legal analyst and former federal prosecutor, suggested Monday on “Anderson Cooper 360” that Trump is actively helping Adams — because the mayor.
Toobin argued the Trump administration liberating Adams from an upcoming corruption trial because “we want him to fight crime” is a dubious explanation and is further potential evidence of the erosion of U.S. democracy.Trump floated a pardon for Adams in December and said “he was treated pretty unfairly.”“It’s only applied to how the leader wants it applied,” he continued. “And Eric Adams has ingratiated himself with the Trump administration. And now he gets his case dismissed ...
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