Originally published at: A Judge Does What He Can: Corrupt Bargain To Hang Over Eric Adams No Longer - TPM – Talking Points Memo
Manhattan federal judge Dale Ho had limited options in the Eric Adams case. On the one hand, he could have acceded to the DOJ’s wishes: dismiss the case without prejudice, but give federal prosecutors the opportunity to bring the same charges against the New York City mayor in the future. Ho could have tried to…
All of the lawyers involved, on both sides of this case, but especially in the department of Justice, need to be sanctioned and referred to their respective bar associations.
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It’s times like these that our adverserial system shows that it cannot stand up to real corruption. Makes me long for an ancient (maybe fictional) Chinese system where Judge Di Renjie would have ordered the corrupt officials to be pulled apart on all limbs by 4 water buffalo.
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