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Norm Eisen Appears on CNN’s ‘The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer’ to Discuss NYC Mayor Adams (clip)
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The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer (CNN)

Name: The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer (CNN)
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Norman Eisen / Norm Eisen

Name: Norman Eisen / Norm Eisen
Employment: CNN
Position: Legal Analyst
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RUSH TRANSCRIPT And put ░░░░░░░░ of these into law ░░░░░░░░ That unfolds Gloria Pazmino ░░░░░░░░ New York for us ░░░░░░░░ you very much I ░░░░░░░░ to bring in our ░░░░░░░░ experts Norm eisen and ░░░░░░░░ Williams right now And ░░░░░░░░ how significant are these ░░░░░░░░ restrictions on mayor Adams ░░░░░░░░ as proposed by governor ░░░░░░░░ hochul Removing him from ░░░░░░░░ would Have been but ░░░░░░░░ simply could not do ░░░░░░░░ for the reasons gloria ░░░░░░░░ out there It would ░░░░░░░░ been a remarkable step ░░░░░░░░ having successfully been done ░░░░░░░░ New York I guess ░░░░░░░░ year history or whatever ░░░░░░░░ Um they re all ░░░░░░░░ the world of oversight ░░░░░░░░ they are positive additions ░░░░░░░░ the city putting in ░░░░░░░░ staff to oversee and ░░░░░░░░ general and funding for ░░░░░░░░ and so on But ░░░░░░░░ the mayor did pardon ░░░░░░░░ the governor did not ░░░░░░░░ have a ton of ░░░░░░░░ here As gloria had ░░░░░░░░ it would have been ░░░░░░░░ move But also you ░░░░░░░░ the the most popular ░░░░░░░░ politician in a city ░░░░░░░░ needs black voters to ░░░░░░░░ politicians mayor and governor ░░░░░░░░ really wasn t New ░░░░░░░░ State before It would ░░░░░░░░ a first to be ░░░░░░░░ Norm eisen do you ░░░░░░░░ these proposed restrictions go ░░░░░░░░ enough though to address ░░░░░░░░ concerns about mayor Adams ░░░░░░░░ by This unsavory arrangement ░░░░░░░░ So Unseemly that the ░░░░░░░░ appointed Resigned with For ░░░░░░░░ enforcement And of course ░░░░░░░░ s a conservative herself ░░░░░░░░ former Antonin Scalia clerk ░░░░░░░░ I think the mayor ░░░░░░░░ hobbled Uh that If ░░░░░░░░ lives by it I ░░░░░░░░ think Other legal authorities ░░░░░░░░ do this Ultimately the ░░░░░░░░ seem to be fed ░░░░░░░░ with Eric Adams Here ░░░░░░░░ political one And I ░░░░░░░░ that informed the governor ░░░░░░░░ choice the decision she ░░░░░░░░ have made is going ░░░░░░░░ be delivered by the ░░░░░░░░ not that far down ░░░░░░░░ line Eliot judge ho ░░░░░░░░ yet to rule on ░░░░░░░░ Department of Justice motion ░░░░░░░░ dismiss the charges against ░░░░░░░░ Adams Is there anything ░░░░░░░░ read into that Anything ░░░░░░░░ read into that other ░░░░░░░░ the fact that the ░░░░░░░░ is probably taking his ░░░░░░░░ and making sure to ░░░░░░░░ a careful uh reasoned ░░░░░░░░ opinion He said it ░░░░░░░░ the hearing This is ░░░░░░░░ tricky situation for the ░░░░░░░░ Now it s not ░░░░░░░░ for a judge to ░░░░░░░░ override a prosecutor s ░░░░░░░░ to want to drop ░░░░░░░░ case But there were ░░░░░░░░ considerations here for some ░░░░░░░░ the things that norm ░░░░░░░░ pointed out where there ░░░░░░░░ serious allegations made that ░░░░░░░░ know that maybe raised ░░░░░░░░ eyebrows Um but I ░░░░░░░░ think the judge is ░░░░░░░░ just taking his time ░░░░░░░░ writing an opinion here ░░░░░░░░ would think we would ░░░░░░░░ one soon Um but ░░░░░░░░ Nothing to see A ░░░░░░░░ could judge ho take ░░░░░░░░ from the court could ░░░░░░░░ things But if you ░░░░░░░░ close attention to that ░░░░░░░░ he s keeping all ░░░░░░░░ options open What he ░░░░░░░░ do is demand more ░░░░░░░░ And he should do ░░░░░░░░ because that dismissal without ░░░░░░░░ reeks to high heaven ░░░░░░░░ It wasn t just ░░░░░░░░ interim U S attorney ░░░░░░░░ was six other senior ░░░░░░░░ who walked out Um ░░░░░░░░ s why there s ░░░░░░░░ such a lingering debate ░░░░░░░░ it So I hope ░░░░░░░░ ho won t resolve ░░░░░░░░ don t think he ░░░░░░░░ the power to reject ░░░░░░░░ he can investigate and ░░░░░░░░ should lay out a ░░░░░░░░ to do that have ░░░░░░░░ And wolf he should ░░░░░░░░ at the ethics issues ░░░░░░░░ for the DoJ official ░░░░░░░░ Bov who examined this ░░░░░░░░ under oath Everybody who ░░░░░░░░ up in this case ░░░░░░░░ s probably not going ░░░░░░░░ happen but the judge ░░░░░░░░ the power to do ░░░░░░░░ bring them all in ░░░░░░░░ them talk.
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