Kennedy: Why dismiss charges against Mayor Adams? A: I swear to my higher being & on every bone in
Kennedy: Why dismiss charges against Mayor Adams? A: I swear to my higher being & on every bone in
Kennedy: you spent a lot of time at the Justice Department. Work here. You were a paralegal there for two years. In the early 2000. You served, from 2012 to 2021. How many times? Have you seen a Justice Department employee? Act on the basis of his or her act? Predominantly on the basis of his or her political beliefs, as opposed to the law.
Senator, I would say that as a prosecutor in my time. I’m not sure that I did see that. It should be, and it must be.
Kennedy: Have you seen it? Other than as a prosecutor?
I believe that I have.
Kennedy: When?
During my representation of President Trump.
Kennedy: What did you see?
I witnessed members of the special counsel’s office taking positions about the need to go to trial. Quickly before the election, the amount of time that President Trump would be allotted to review discovery and prepare motions that I found in my experience, to be completely inconsistent with normal practice, which led me to draw inferences of the nature that you’re suggesting. Senator.
Kennedy: you sent a memo directing one of your underlings. I don’t mean that in a pejorative sense, but somebody under you in the hierarchy directing that the prosecution against Mayor Adams be dismissed. Is that right?
Yes.
Kennedy: Okay. Who made that decision to dismiss the charges?
I think that’s set forth in the memo that I participated in the decision with the authorization of the Attorney general of the United States.
Kennedy: Okay, so the attorney general of the United States made the call. She was a part of the decision?
Yes.
Kennedy: Who else was involved? Beyond what’s in the public record on that matter?
I’m not able to get into the internal deliberations on that, Senator.
Kennedy: Okay, but there were others involved. At the Department?
Yes.
Kennedy: Anywhere else?
No. Okay. You’re under oath.
Kennedy: Why did you folks dismiss the charges against Mayor Adams?
For the reasons set forth in the motion that you’re referencing. There were two concerns, Senator. One was based on the weaponization of the criminal justice system, and that concern was substantiated.
Kennedy: What do you mean? Weaponization of the political justice system? Abuse? I know that, but I mean, and can you be more specific in this particular case? You think the charges were brought against Mayor Adams for political reasons?
Again, I’m just right now drawing on what we said publicly in the briefs, and I signed those briefs because I believe in the arguments that were made. I believe that irrespective of what happened at the outset of that case, what the former U.S. attorney did to promote the ongoing prosecution at a time when there was at least an appearance that he had his own personal political objectives, resulted in the weaponization of that particular criminal justice process.
Kennedy: So you dismissed it because of the weapons? Any other reason?
Yes. There was a second independent basis set forth in the motion, and that was concerns about the effect of the ongoing prosecution on Mayor Adams ability to govern and protect the public in New York City, and also to campaign in the ongoing mayoral election. Okay.
Kennedy: Do you believe in a higher being?
It’s a very personal question, Senator, but I do.
Kennedy: I want you to look me in the eye and swear. To your high, higher being. When you answer this question, do you make a deal political deal to dismiss the charges against Mayor Adams?
Absolutely not.
Kennedy: Did anybody else that you witnessed make a political deal to dismiss the charges?
Absolutely not.
Kennedy: You swear to your higher being?
I swear to my higher being. And on every bone in my body.
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Kennedy: Why dismiss charges against Mayor Adams? You swear to your higher being? I swear to my higher being on every bone in my body.