NYC's law department could add attorneys or create a unit to reduce frivolous lawsuits under proposals from candidates for mayor
While @ZohranKMamdani and @CurtisSliwa had ideas for the critical agency, @AndrewCuomo offered no plans at all
For @Law360:
https://t.co/1lSeqy6NZy
2 years ago, Trump was politically dead. His midterm endorsements went down in flames. @RonDeSantis was getting coronated.
Then @TishJames sued him under a legal theory that didn’t pass the smell test. Indictments followed that mobilized his supporters.
Now here we are.
I went through all 505 campaign donations reported by Eric Adams July 12 to Oct. 7 and looked up dozens of donors in the federal campaign database to research an upcoming (& unrelated) piece
I don't have exact numbers but many of them have given to Donald Trump and Win Red ...
I went through all 505 campaign donations reported by Eric Adams July 12 to Oct. 7 and looked up dozens of donors in the federal campaign database to research an upcoming (& unrelated) piece
I don't have exact numbers but many of them have given to Donald Trump and Win Red ...
The involvement of @ManhattanDA is remarkable. This is a state raid on another top Mayor Adams aide ... the same day of Adams' *federal* corruption arraignment.
The DANY electronics seizure and SDNY subpoena were *separate events*, Lewis-Martin's atty tells me.
On Alex Sprio, Eric Adams' attorney:
"He's not afraid of his clients. Some lawyers are afraid to give their clients bad news or afraid to share disagreement. He is not. He gives his clients the unvarnished truth."
https://t.co/6jcOr3B8ow
The crux of the indictment: "All told, the 2021 Campaign reaped over $10 million in Matching Funds based on the false certifications that the campaign complied with the law, when in fact ERIC ADAMS, the defendant, knowingly and repeatedly relied on illegal contributions."
At 11:30, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams will announce "significant public corruption charges" alongside NYC's top FBI and Dept. of Investigation officials.
I profiled Alex Spiro, the Quinn Emmanuel partner and one of Eric Adams’ attorneys in 2022 for @Law360
Spiro said he can only sleep about two hours at a time. I believe him:
https://t.co/6jcOr3B8ow
(2 of 3) The agreement, among other gains, lifts wages by an average of 12%, increases family leave to 14 weeks, includes an average bonus of $9,000 and ensures strong job protections on AI and more.