Klepper on Trump’s DoJ Dropping Eric Adams’ Case: ‘As Long as You’re Criminally Corrupt, You’re His People’

KLEPPER Now with all ░░░░░░░░ tariff imposing and the ░░░░░░░░ renaming you might be ░░░░░░░░ is there anyone who ░░░░░░░░ benefiting from Trump s ░░░░░░░░ Yes Clip starts BURNETT ░░░░░░░░ news President Trump s ░░░░░░░░ Department moving to drop ░░░░░░░░ federal corruption case against ░░░░░░░░ New York City Mayor ░░░░░░░░ Adams DIAZ BALART The ░░░░░░░░ was accused of taking ░░░░░░░░ 000 in free plane ░░░░░░░░ and luxury hotel stays ░░░░░░░░ wealthy Turkish nationals and ░░░░░░░░ least one Turkish government ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends KLEPPER Oh ░░░░░░░░ t If you re ░░░░░░░░ tonight head down to ░░░░░░░░ at the Turkish Airlines ░░░░░░░░ at JFK because sh ░░░░░░░░ is about to be ░░░░░░░░ You know what I ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump for letting ░░░░░░░░ blue city mayor off ░░░░░░░░ hook This sends a ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump is not ░░░░░░░░ being a Democrat or ░░░░░░░░ Republican As long as ░░░░░░░░ re criminally corrupt you ░░░░░░░░ his people Cheering and ░░░░░░░░ Now I m curious ░░░░░░░░ was it about Adams ░░░░░░░░ that convinced Trump to ░░░░░░░░ the charges Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ As soon as Donald ░░░░░░░░ was elected Adams began ░░░░░░░░ campaign for a reprieve ░░░░░░░░ down to Florida to ░░░░░░░░ with Trump driving overnight ░░░░░░░░ attend Trump s inauguration ░░░░░░░░ Democratic mayor declining to ░░░░░░░░ Trump Clip ends KLEPPER ░░░░░░░░ God Trump really loves ░░░░░░░░ his ass kissed doesn ░░░░░░░░ he Which probably explains ░░░░░░░░ all his suit pants ░░░░░░░░ that little trapdoor on ░░░░░░░░ butt like old timey ░░░░░░░░ underwear Laughter Now to ░░░░░░░░ fair the Justice Department ░░░░░░░░ t say they let ░░░░░░░░ off because he kissed ░░░░░░░░ s ass They had ░░░░░░░░ even dumber reason Clip ░░░░░░░░ Reporter A Justice Department ░░░░░░░░ said it reached this ░░░░░░░░ without assessing the strength ░░░░░░░░ the evidence Memo also ░░░░░░░░ the case needed to ░░░░░░░░ so Adams could devote ░░░░░░░░ full attention to Trump ░░░░░░░░ immigration policies Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ Yes yes of course ░░░░░░░░ didn t drop the ░░░░░░░░ so he could hold ░░░░░░░░ over him for the ░░░░░░░░ of his term Trump ░░░░░░░░ it so Adams could ░░░░░░░░ on enforcing Trump s ░░░░░░░░ policies And now that ░░░░░░░░ has the time I ░░░░░░░░ sure he s bringing ░░░░░░░░ a new laser focus ░░░░░░░░ the job Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ voice over Mayor Adams ░░░░░░░░ his plate full managing ░░░░░░░░ day to day business ░░░░░░░░ the city Today he ░░░░░░░░ taking some time for ░░░░░░░░ r r Angela performed ░░░░░░░░ 10 minute laser hair ░░░░░░░░ procedure Adams spoke with ░░░░░░░░ exclusively during the process ░░░░░░░░ When I m able ░░░░░░░░ come into the community ░░░░░░░░ say okay we did ░░░░░░░░ policy we get these ░░░░░░░░ of dollars and now ░░░░░░░░ s go see the ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends KLEPPER You ░░░░░░░░ t have to do ░░░░░░░░ interview right now I ░░░░░░░░ should we go This ░░░░░░░░ like a private moment ░░░░░░░░ you I thought I ░░░░░░░░ more transparency in my ░░░░░░░░ but now I m ░░░░░░░░ perhaps some secrecy is ░░░░░░░░ the best So while ░░░░░░░░ Adams might waste his ░░░░░░░░ day getting pampered at ░░░░░░░░ businesses we re doing ░░░░░░░░ hard work to get ░░░░░░░░ the bottom of this ░░░░░░░░ starting with our very ░░░░░░░░ Grace Kuhlenschmidt Grace Cheering ░░░░░░░░ Applause Grace what s ░░░░░░░░ latest KUHLENSCHMIDT Jordan the ░░░░░░░░ administration is happy to ░░░░░░░░ federal charges but it ░░░░░░░░ his re election campaign ░░░░░░░░ Democrats may punish him ░░░░░░░░ appearing to be under ░░░░░░░░ s control Excuse me ░░░░░░░░ I get some more ░░░░░░░░ water Or even actually ░░░░░░░░ some water I have ░░░░░░░░ cucumber I can dunk ░░░░░░░░ I m sorry Grace ░░░░░░░░ you getting your hair ░░░░░░░░ when you should be ░░░░░░░░ KUHLENSCHMIDT Uh Jordan when ░░░░░░░░ has a chair open ░░░░░░░░ take the appointment.”