Latest In Eric Adams/Trump Bribery Case

Yeah, we could see this one coming a mile away.

Yes, National Review person, "we" could. And, that is why so many of "we," including to be fair probably a few over your way, didn't want him back in power. The pushback is a bit surprising.

Manhattan’s U.S. attorney on Thursday resigned rather than obey an order from a top Justice Department official to drop the corruption case against New York City’s mayor, Eric Adams.

Then, when Justice Department officials transferred the case to the public integrity section in Washington, which oversees corruption prosecutions, the two men who led that unit also resigned, according to five people with knowledge of the matter.

Several hours later, three other lawyers in the unit also resigned, according to people familiar with the developments.

[A list of the resignations is found here.]

Mayor Adams worked to fulfill his "quid" for the promised "quo" by planning to help ICE. Meanwhile, Gov. Hochul is more open about removing him. 

It's time for other N.Y. powerbrokers to send a message that it would be fine with them if she did. I'm with TPM in thinking the situation has changed. He has to go. I didn't think so before. Things change. 

To remind people of the law:

The mayor may be removed from office by the governor upon charges and after service upon him of a copy of the charges and an opportunity to be heard in his defense. Pending the preparation and disposition of charges, the governor may suspend the mayor for a period not exceeding thirty days.

For now, it is appreciated that even loyal Republican types have started to think things have gone too far. 

This includes a bit about the Acting Deputy Attorney General -- following Trump's lead during the Mueller investigation -- being mad that the lawyers were taking notes. During a f-conspiracy? Come now!

Rachel Maddow's book on the investigation of Vice President Spiro Agnew was partially a celebration of the integrity of some members of the Nixon Justice Department. We are going to have to rely on some feeling of lines that must not be crossed by people we otherwise would not trust. 

Many argue Merrick Garland was the wrong choice for the Attorney General. He was chosen largely as a symbol of a return of integrity in the Justice Department, which the critics might now think is a tad more important than they did then. The independence President Biden promised is no more. 

For now, after the "Thursday Night" massacre, this little drama among all the others continues to be incomplete. A judge has to sign off on dropping the prosecution. Good luck with that now. Will this end up with a pardon? An endorsement of Eric Adams if he runs as a Republican? Something else?

Stay tuned!