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Notably, by the way, in her letter describing what happened, she says at that meeting, her deputies took notes and Emile Bove said, at the end of the meeting said, don't take notes and confiscated them and took them. Again, why would you possibly care about somebody taking notes, which people do all the time, if nothing was being said that you in any way That was improper.
Notably, by the way, in her letter describing what happened, she says at that meeting, her deputies took notes and Emile Bove said, at the end of the meeting said, don't take notes and confiscated them and took them. Again, why would you possibly care about somebody taking notes, which people do all the time, if nothing was being said that you in any way That was improper.
It's funny. I always tell my law students I teach at a law school, I always say, read the footnotes. That's where the people say, oh, yeah, by the way, here's a little factoid that tells you what's going on.
It's funny. I always tell my law students I teach at a law school, I always say, read the footnotes. That's where the people say, oh, yeah, by the way, here's a little factoid that tells you what's going on.
It's funny. I always tell my law students I teach at a law school, I always say, read the footnotes. That's where the people say, oh, yeah, by the way, here's a little factoid that tells you what's going on.
And notably, the direction from Amro Bove to the Southern District of New York was to dismiss the case without prejudice, meaning that, as everyone has talked about, there's a sort of Damocles effect. hanging over Eric Adams' head, or as I like to say, a choke collar.
And notably, the direction from Amro Bove to the Southern District of New York was to dismiss the case without prejudice, meaning that, as everyone has talked about, there's a sort of Damocles effect. hanging over Eric Adams' head, or as I like to say, a choke collar.
And notably, the direction from Amro Bove to the Southern District of New York was to dismiss the case without prejudice, meaning that, as everyone has talked about, there's a sort of Damocles effect. hanging over Eric Adams' head, or as I like to say, a choke collar.
And you've already seen the effects of that choke collar, which is, it has been widely reported that on Monday, which feels like a million years ago, but just this past Monday, Eric Adams met with his entire leadership team, every senior agency head and their general counsels, and said, do not speak ill of Donald Trump. Mr. Trump. Yes.
And you've already seen the effects of that choke collar, which is, it has been widely reported that on Monday, which feels like a million years ago, but just this past Monday, Eric Adams met with his entire leadership team, every senior agency head and their general counsels, and said, do not speak ill of Donald Trump. Mr. Trump. Yes.
And you've already seen the effects of that choke collar, which is, it has been widely reported that on Monday, which feels like a million years ago, but just this past Monday, Eric Adams met with his entire leadership team, every senior agency head and their general counsels, and said, do not speak ill of Donald Trump. Mr. Trump. Yes.
And then second, yesterday, he said, I'm going to allow ICE agents into local prisons like Rikers to effectuate immigration arrests. That is in violation of local law. So it's just remarkable. So here's a guy who's under indictment, out on bail, saying, yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm authorizing them to violate local law. The mayor is not allowed to do that.
And then second, yesterday, he said, I'm going to allow ICE agents into local prisons like Rikers to effectuate immigration arrests. That is in violation of local law. So it's just remarkable. So here's a guy who's under indictment, out on bail, saying, yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm authorizing them to violate local law. The mayor is not allowed to do that.
And then second, yesterday, he said, I'm going to allow ICE agents into local prisons like Rikers to effectuate immigration arrests. That is in violation of local law. So it's just remarkable. So here's a guy who's under indictment, out on bail, saying, yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm authorizing them to violate local law. The mayor is not allowed to do that.
Just to be clear, the mayor has no power to say violate local law any more than, Tim, you and I saying that. So there is now this standoff because where we are right now is Daniel Sassoon has said, I am not doing this. I'm resigning rather than carry out what she believed, and I can agree with her, is both an improper and arguably illegal order from Emil Bove.
Just to be clear, the mayor has no power to say violate local law any more than, Tim, you and I saying that. So there is now this standoff because where we are right now is Daniel Sassoon has said, I am not doing this. I'm resigning rather than carry out what she believed, and I can agree with her, is both an improper and arguably illegal order from Emil Bove.
Just to be clear, the mayor has no power to say violate local law any more than, Tim, you and I saying that. So there is now this standoff because where we are right now is Daniel Sassoon has said, I am not doing this. I'm resigning rather than carry out what she believed, and I can agree with her, is both an improper and arguably illegal order from Emil Bove.
He then says, I'm moving the case, the prosecutor's assigned to the case, I'm moving it from New York to Washington, D.C. to the public integrity section. Now, just to be clear, the criminal case is still pending in the Southern District of New York. You can't change that. The judge who has the case has the case. But it gets assigned to the public integrity section.
He then says, I'm moving the case, the prosecutor's assigned to the case, I'm moving it from New York to Washington, D.C. to the public integrity section. Now, just to be clear, the criminal case is still pending in the Southern District of New York. You can't change that. The judge who has the case has the case. But it gets assigned to the public integrity section.
He then says, I'm moving the case, the prosecutor's assigned to the case, I'm moving it from New York to Washington, D.C. to the public integrity section. Now, just to be clear, the criminal case is still pending in the Southern District of New York. You can't change that. The judge who has the case has the case. But it gets assigned to the public integrity section.