The DOJ and specifically the FBI is making an effort to appear non-partisan. The same FBI who worked with the Biden administration to improperly target Donald Trump, and actually issued a “kill order”.
So the DOJ went after Hunter Biden. But only after getting caught trying to allow Hunter Biden blanket immunity for his crimes. And even with the recent guilty plea to one of the far lesser crimes by Hunter Biden, we don’t know his punishment. My bet is Hunter gets a slap on the wrist.
While some may consider the FBI finally providing evidence against Hunter Biden as the agency doing its civic duty, this came only after the fatwa was issued against Joe Biden and he got officially ousted. Only at that point did Hunter Biden become fair game. Also, he provided a timely distraction from major problems inside the Democratic Party.
However since Democrats’ problems continue, other distractions are needed. Thus, Democrats made a call to the scapegoat farm.
Who better a scapegoat than the man who helped Republicans build a case around illegal immigration. And in the iconic city of New York.
The case against New York Mayor Eric Adams has been brewing for some time. But Democrats are smart about media cycles and fake narratives, which is why they are about to take Hunter Biden off the chopping block and replace him with Adams.
On Thursday, the FBI has reportedly executed a search warrant and seized the cell phones of the NYPD Commissioner as well as several other high ranking officers. As an acquaintance of mine commented, “Something MASSIVE is happening in NYC.”
This latest raid occurred only hours after top aides of Democrat Mayor Eric Adams had their homes raided by the feds. In a coordinated series of moves, FBI agents seized the phones of at least four top aides to Mayor Eric Adams, including three who oversee the NYPD, in a major new federal probe of City Hall.
Clearly, people in high places have issued a political kill order on Eric Adams.
Early Wednesday morning, according to the New York Post, federal agents fanned out across the city with search warrants and subpoenas, going after Edward Caban, the police commissioner (and his chief of staff), Tim Pearson; a mayoral adviser with significant influence over the department; Phil Banks, the deputy mayor for public safety; and Sheena Wright, the first deputy mayor. Terence Banks, a lobbyist, are also under scrutiny. The searches were first reported by The City.
Investigators are said to have sought electronic devices, including phones, in a probe by Manhattan federal prosecutors that remains shrouded in secrecy. The searches appear to be unrelated to the U.S. attorney office’s ongoing inquiry into Adams’s 2021 mayoral campaign concerning links to Turkey, according to a source familiar with the matter, suggesting that this is likely a separate probe.
The people targeted by federal investigators this week are among the closest to the mayor, both professionally and personally.
I wonder if Adams and his satellites had time to destroy their mobile phones, bleach bit their hard drives, and delete a few thousand emails. Then again, that type of activity constitutes white privilege, and as it happens, all the people targeted are black.
The article continues,
Pearson served in the NYPD with Adams for decades and is said to wield a great deal of influence; one former official described him to Politico last year as “without a doubt the most powerful person in City Hall besides the mayor himself.” Recently, he has been the center of controversy after facing a series of lawsuits alleging sexual harassment and retaliation against former subordinates. He was also under investigation by the city for an altercation last year in which he was accused of shoving a security guard at a migrant shelter.
Phil Banks may rival Pearson in terms of power. A former chief of the police department, he stepped down in 2014 after being named as an unindicted co-conspirator in an NYPD corruption case. Adams nevertheless tapped him to be the deputy mayor for public safety, from which position he practically supervises the department. He, Terence, and schools chancellor David Banks are brothers.
Wright, who is engaged to David Banks, has served in the administration since its earliest days, working initially as the deputy mayor for strategic operations before being promoted to first deputy mayor in 2022. (It is unclear if David was targeted by investigators.)
“Investigators have not indicated to us the mayor or his staff are targets of any investigation. As a former member of law enforcement, the mayor has repeatedly made clear that all members of the team need to follow the law,” Lisa Zornberg, the mayor’s chief counsel, said in a statement.
For the record, I have no sympathy for Adams or any Democrat who may get caught up in scandal. I believe almost all of them are crooks. As I reviewed the list of players, it’s obvious that Adams placed “friends and family” in some of these positions.
But I do see the hypocrisy, particularly the racial hypocrisy of Democrats.
Regardless, Adams put up a brave front, commenting to reporters,
“Whatever information that’s needed, we’re going to turn it over, and I’m going to continue to be the mayor of the City of New York.”
If we’ve learned anything over the 8 years since President Trump was elected and deposed, if the cabal wants to get you, it’s almost impossible to escape.
Two weeks ago, Adams and his campaign committee were served with grand-jury subpoenas in connection with the federal government’s ongoing inquiry into his 2021 mayoral campaign and its ties to Turkey. Now this is a stretch to say the least and reeks of sabotage.
Anyway, prosecutors are said to be looking into whether Adams’s campaign conspired with the Turkish government to direct illegal foreign donations into its campaign. This develop is ironic, considering Act Blue launders money into Democrat campaigns, including the Harris-Walz campaign. So why would the party that survives on illegal campaigns investigate a mayoral candidate for illegal contributions?
But their targeting of Adams doesn’t stop with the campaign funds. They’re also reportedly investigating whether Adams, who has long boasted of his relationship with Turkey and the Turkish community, received free flight upgrades while traveling on Turkish Airlines. Can you imagine how many Democrat politicians would hit the chopping block if this were the litmus test for corruption?
The Raids
That investigation first became public knowledge after the FBI raided the home of Brianna Suggs, a top fundraiser for Adams, last November. On the same day, agents raided the home of Rana Abbasova, another City Hall aide who worked in the mayor’s office on international affairs. (Abbasova is now cooperating with the authorities.) That same month, Adams himself was stopped on the street by FBI agents who had a search warrant for his electronic devices, which were seized and later returned to him.
A few months later in February, FBI agents also raided homes owned by Winnie Greco, Adams’s director of Asian affairs, as well as the New World Mall in Queens, where Greco hosted several campaign for Adams when she worked as a fundraiser for his mayoral campaign. Greco was temporarily put on leave but has since returned to work for City Hall.
Clearly the Feds were sending a message to Adams’ associates that they wanted the dirt or else. But is this tied to Adam’s opponents in the upcoming mayoral race:
Scott Stringer, one of several Democrats running against him, criticized the mayor for the company he keeps.
“Eric Adams ran on curbing chaos and disorder, yet there is nothing more chaotic than a mayor distracted by his inner circle getting raided by the feds. You can’t clean up this city’s problems when your own house is a mess,” Stringer said.
Comptroller Brad Lander, who recently announced his own primary challenge against Adams, said on X, “Amidst an unending stream of stories about the Adams Administration being raided and investigated by federal law enforcement, it is clear that New Yorkers are not getting the steady leadership we deserve.”
From my vantage point, the cabal issued a political hit on Adams. Is Adams crooked? Likely. But no more so than any other Leftist politician at his level.
Undoubtedly, the powers that be have order regime change. I expect Adams to step aside soon, so another corrupt Democrat can ascend the throne. You can bet this one won’t complain about illegals or crime. He will toe the line like a good Democrat puppet.
As for the FBI, they will have done what the cabal asked. Business as usual.
