Toobin: Eric Adams ‘Dancing on the String of Donald Trump in Order Not to Be Indicted Again’

PHILLIP I mean it ░░░░░░░░ very clear that Adams ░░░░░░░░ going to give them ░░░░░░░░ that they want and ░░░░░░░░ the charges are going ░░░░░░░░ go away They re ░░░░░░░░ even honestly trying that ░░░░░░░░ to hide that part ░░░░░░░░ it AIDALA Let me ░░░░░░░░ the criminal defense attorney ░░░░░░░░ and why this is ░░░░░░░░ joyful day for the ░░░░░░░░ defense bar we very ░░░░░░░░ as criminal defense attorneys ░░░░░░░░ to see how the ░░░░░░░░ is madeaAnd we re ░░░░░░░░ now how Washington and ░░░░░░░░ particular US Attorney s ░░░░░░░░ the Southern District of ░░░░░░░░ York are like fighting ░░░░░░░░ each other That s ░░░░░░░░ stuff that goes on ░░░░░░░░ the scenes and we ░░░░░░░░ t know it And ░░░░░░░░ much as the aspersions ░░░░░░░░ she s casting against ░░░░░░░░ they re casting it ░░░░░░░░ against her She wasn ░░░░░░░░ in charge but against ░░░░░░░░ Williams and his office ░░░░░░░░ the way they handled ░░░░░░░░ mayor s case They ░░░░░░░░ in a letter to ░░░░░░░░ your office was overly ░░░░░░░░ Your office lied to ░░░░░░░░ Adams lawyers and said ░░░░░░░░ wasn t a target ░░░░░░░░ the investigation he was ░░░░░░░░ subject of the investigation ░░░░░░░░ they had already written ░░░░░░░░ memo saying he was ░░░░░░░░ target and they invited ░░░░░░░░ Eric Adams to come ░░░░░░░░ and tell us your ░░░░░░░░ of the story when ░░░░░░░░ had already decided they ░░░░░░░░ going to indict him ░░░░░░░░ is absolutely unethical UNKNOWN ░░░░░░░░ You know what AIDALA ░░░░░░░░ both sides look horrible ░░░░░░░░ s a horrible day ░░░░░░░░ our justice system TOOBIN ░░░░░░░░ what So what about ░░░░░░░░ negotiations between the pre ░░░░░░░░ negotiations The fact is ░░░░░░░░ was indicted and they ░░░░░░░░ the case solely because ░░░░░░░░ the AIDALA But Jeffrey ░░░░░░░░ you know the political ░░░░░░░░ of the President AIDALA ░░░░░░░░ Jeffrey you in the ░░░░░░░░ TOOBIN and that s ░░░░░░░░ not how it s ░░░░░░░░ to work AIDALA You ░░░░░░░░ in the office not ░░░░░░░░ office the one next ░░░░░░░░ You know once there ░░░░░░░░ a breakdown in trust ░░░░░░░░ the defense bar and ░░░░░░░░ prosecution bar the whole ░░░░░░░░ collapses PHILLIP If don ░░░░░░░░ think the system has ░░░░░░░░ CHAMPION Yes AIDALA If ░░░░░░░░ think prosecutors PHILLIP I ░░░░░░░░ like this doesn t ░░░░░░░░ anything to do with ░░░░░░░░ I think this is ░░░░░░░░ up They want Eric ░░░░░░░░ as cooperation AIDALA But ░░░░░░░░ s not what s ░░░░░░░░ writing PHILLIP OK But ░░░░░░░░ want Eric Adams cooperation ░░░░░░░░ immigration and they are ░░░░░░░░ the charges against him ░░░░░░░░ order to get that ░░░░░░░░ That s in script ░░░░░░░░ black and white TOOBIN ░░░░░░░░ they did is was ░░░░░░░░ dropped the charges without ░░░░░░░░ That means they could ░░░░░░░░ them back So PHILLIP ░░░░░░░░ Which is very key ░░░░░░░░ which is even more ░░░░░░░░ So Eric Adams is ░░░░░░░░ going to be dancing ░░░░░░░░ the string of Donald ░░░░░░░░ in order not to ░░░░░░░░ indicted again I mean ░░░░░░░░ s a shameful way ░░░░░░░░ conduct PHILLIP The acting ░░░░░░░░ Attorney who quit Danielle ░░░░░░░░ she wrote about partly ░░░░░░░░ this She says no ░░░░░░░░ in the Justice Department ░░░░░░░░ expressed any doubts as ░░░░░░░░ Adams guilt And even ░░░░░░░░ Flynn the President ultimately ░░░░░░░░ to off the extended ░░░░░░░░ embarrassing litigation over dismissal ░░░░░░░░ granting a pardon She ░░░░░░░░ suggesting why not just ░░░░░░░░ him a pardon if ░░░░░░░░ think he s so ░░░░░░░░ And the answer might ░░░░░░░░ well be what you ░░░░░░░░ saying that they want ░░░░░░░░ to be held over ░░░░░░░░ head to ensure compliance ░░░░░░░░ When I see the ░░░░░░░░ of that I will ░░░░░░░░ it hardcore You said ░░░░░░░░ s not black and ░░░░░░░░ I haven t seen ░░░░░░░░ in black and white ░░░░░░░░ yet.”