Brain genius Alex Spiro writes to Judge Ho denying he asked for a quid pro quo on Adams’s behalf, and attaches a letter to Emil Bove that (imo) fairly clearly lays one out. - ThreadSky

nycsouthpaw.bsky.social • 89 days ago

Brain genius Alex Spiro writes to Judge Ho denying he asked for a quid pro quo on Adams’s behalf, and attaches a letter to Emil Bove that (imo) fairly clearly lays one out.

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emweiss.bsky.social•89 days ago

"The Mayor needs to be in lockstep..."

knit-purl.bsky.social•89 days ago

Isn't that letter to Bove enough for Hochul to see that Adams should have been removed from office months ago?

jammaj.bsky.social•89 days ago

stmiley.bsky.social•89 days ago

Even if Adams is genuinely aligned with the Trump administration with regards to immigrants, this still amounts to a quid pro quo.

sniffit.bsky.social•89 days ago

"I'm your eyes and ears on the inside and that goes away if you continue to prosecute my criming."

horn-slack.bsky.social•89 days ago

My God, why even bother mentioning the immigration angle. Stupidity.

gordonshumway66.bsky.social•89 days ago

Oppsie

michellemybella.bsky.social•89 days ago

So the Governor can fire him and Adams will be able to get off Scott free. Well played🫣

crochetcat.bsky.social•89 days ago

I’m not a genius lawyer (nor, indeed a lawyer), but doesn’t the highlighted section say “make him an offer he can’t refuse “?

preciouslarue.bsky.social•89 days ago

And Homan probably shouldn't have appeared on Fox News and announced he will be "up Adam's butt" should he not fulfill the quo for the quid.

They are so fucking dumb.

dougwar40k.bsky.social•89 days ago

If this ever goes to trial, it's gonna save all kinds of time for the prosecution and defense to share all the same evidence. One side will point at it and frown and the other side will point at it and smile.

fishymcgee.bsky.social•89 days ago

Everybody seems to have forgotten how fucking stupid these people really are

bluefrommagioh.bsky.social•89 days ago

🍿

slucy.bsky.social•89 days ago

"Gee, nice immigration enforcement cooperation you got there. Would be a shame if something happened to it."

alphonsus.bsky.social•89 days ago

@celebrityhottub.bsky.social proved right once again

peachiikimaf.bsky.social•89 days ago

What exactly is the definition of "most important information" in this context.

Seems like a judge would need to know what they are refering to.

itsmikeschwartz.bsky.social•89 days ago

They are conflating the Office of the Mayor with the individual that currently holds it.

jvsylvester.bsky.social•89 days ago

I agree with you. If Mayor Adams' being under indictment is an impediment to immigration enforcement, then the Governor can solve that problem by dismissing the mayor.

Why would they even imply, "We want his help and working out a deal is how we can get it"?

shadenightingale.bsky.social•89 days ago

Because corrupt people assume everybody else is corrupt too. It’s why they get angry at people with true virtue. They can’t comprehend people doing good for the sake of good, and it irritates them because they can’t work out their angle.

jvsylvester.bsky.social•89 days ago

No doubt, but I'm simply implying they're not very bright.

"A deal? Who said anything about a deal? We just want the case dismissed so he can help us, and if he doesn't, we'll renew the case. It's part of .... the deal."

Oops.

shadenightingale.bsky.social•89 days ago

These people are cartoonishly stupid. It’s almost insulting. We’re losing to these people?! How?!

hoptimusprime.bsky.social•89 days ago

"i've got the worst fucking attorneys"

nycsouthpaw.bsky.social•89 days ago

Letter to Judge Ho: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.628915/gov.uscourts.nysd.628915.130.0.pdf
Exhibit A - Letter to DAG Bove: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.628915/gov.uscourts.nysd.628915.130.1.pdf

nycsouthpaw.bsky.social•89 days ago

I mean, c’mon.

thanksihateit603.bsky.social•89 days ago

SCOTUS is about to create case law saying that your quid pro quo must be explicitly labeled as a "quid pro quo" for it to be improper. Similar to how they have now made it the law of the land that the bags of cash must be labeled as "bribes" in order for them to count.

onedimental.bsky.social•89 days ago

They can call it "Quidified Immunity" and if there is no prior similar case involving someone also saying "this is a quid pro quo offer" then dismissal is required.

cannonball-titcomb.bsky.social•89 days ago

"Lockstep" = Goose step

nchaseteeples.bsky.social•89 days ago

Spiro’s letter to the judge is also inconsistent with the reporting that Spiro and Burck met with Bove and discussed how to get the case kicked even before the 1/31 meeting and that Bove supplied the rationales for Adams and his team. I can’t wait to see their declarations under oath about this…

nchaseteeples.bsky.social•89 days ago

Plus, Spiro continues to ignore in all his statements that there were demands made and an agreement reached. Adams had to agree that the dismissal would be without prejudice and that he isn’t a prevailing party. Even without an illegal quid pro quo, that’s still contrary to Spiro’s representations!

oldchickopinions.bsky.social•89 days ago

Writing police says using the word 'untenable' in a paragraph three times is a crime.

incompetusrex.bsky.social•89 days ago

The footnote doesn’t really help.

lurkymclurk.bsky.social•89 days ago

Damn, well maybe he shouldn’t have crimed so hard then!

ericasquires.bsky.social•89 days ago

Mayor Adams can't possibly support a Trump admin initiative with these pesky charges taking up all his time!

adub01488424.bsky.social•89 days ago

I’m envisioning someone stopping Spiro mid speech, whispering in his ear, and Spiro saying out loud, “wait, THAT’S what quid pro quo is?”

lurkymclurk.bsky.social•89 days ago

I’m just a simple caveman but holy hell even I know that’s a garbage ass paragraph of bs

amusegreene.bsky.social•89 days ago

So, basically, the DOJ memo on immunity now extends to any executive?

richarddwyer.bsky.social•89 days ago

That footnote is also shocking.

sjstill.bsky.social•89 days ago

They’re really twisting themselves into pretzels on this one. I hope the Judge sees that & rules accordingly.

historysraven.bsky.social•89 days ago

The horror of a PUBLIC ADVOCATE running things. Fucking hell…

sunnyjim.bsky.social•89 days ago

“The preoccupation with past corruption is negativity affecting the ability of future corruption, and that doesn’t work for us”

smartchae.bsky.social•89 days ago

Well summarized.

spsnomad.bsky.social•89 days ago

I know it would be a really weird occurrence for Judge Ho to look at this and reject it, but these are unusual times.

Beyond the corruption, this seems really sloppy and I'm wondering if this could be something where someone at DOJ (e.g. Bove) would be legally culpable in a normal world.

spsnomad.bsky.social•89 days ago

It also looks like, despite firing a ton of Inspectors General, Trump left a qualified career person in place as the DOJ IG. Wondering if anyone has filed a whistleblower report (which would, under normal circumstances, provide protection against retribution.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_E._Horowitz

michaelander45.bsky.social•89 days ago

All the more damming given that Adams's cooperation on that front is against NY state law.

spsnomad.bsky.social•89 days ago

Part of me wonders if Alvin Bragg's office has charges ready to file and is ready to have Adams arrested as soon as Judge Ho makes his ruling.

spsnomad.bsky.social•89 days ago

Just thinking that I'd laugh my ass off if the net effect of Adams cutting a deal with Trump is that he renders himself ineligible for a Trump pardon and serves out a sentence in Rikers Island or a New York State Prison instead of a Federal facility.

lindafly.bsky.social•89 days ago

Could you write to Judge Chutkin? She’s completely out of touch, says she can’t see the damage that could be caused by Musk getting into our personal IRS and SS administration documents.

bobwestreich.bsky.social•89 days ago

If if Adams can’t work effectively with an indictment hanging over his head, dismissal without prejudice changes nothing

ndhapple.bsky.social•89 days ago

Pup just wait until you get to Page 5 where it talks about the importance of a partnership with the administration

hooknlateral.bsky.social•89 days ago

Double spaces after every period. Why not?

fishymcgee.bsky.social•89 days ago

Only the finest law firms…

There’s probably a secret code in there somewhere

katakateri.bsky.social•89 days ago

Double spacing helps with processing information, especially for the the neurodivergent.

katakateri.bsky.social•89 days ago

It helps especially when one encounters large blocks of text containing dense information.

hooknlateral.bsky.social•89 days ago

Come on.

deadspatula.bsky.social•89 days ago

It sounds like Katakateri's explination of why two spaces after a period can make a document more readable doesn't address your original point. You sound like you think Katakateri is being either pedantic or obtuse. But its quite likely Neither of us understand why you find two spaces meaningful.

hooknlateral.bsky.social•89 days ago

Double spacing is an artifact, only used by people who are ancient or otherwise out of touch. Modern typography makes that practice obsolete…so clearly the original document was written by someone who doesn’t live in the jet age. That’s my point. Maybe stop looking to jam me, man.

katakateri.bsky.social•89 days ago

I'm an educator, working with students from grade school to university.
I just try to help people who need help.
I'm an advocate for the people many folks don't consider.

greenjoel.bsky.social•89 days ago

Is a contract a quid pro quo? cause if that is illegal, that's not what I meant.

cosmichomicide.bsky.social•89 days ago

Wow. We no longer even have a quiet part. 😱

smartchae.bsky.social•89 days ago

Quiet parts are too woke.

ereller.bsky.social•89 days ago

Is there supposed to be another way to read that letter other than a quid pro quo? Or do they not know what that is?

anothercollette.bsky.social•89 days ago

it's #doublethink

deniselouis.bsky.social•89 days ago

Bove is asserting in this letter that Adams is an innocent man based purely on his personal feelings and nothing evidentiary. Remarkable.

kelpkelpkelp.bsky.social•89 days ago

Man, "needs to be in lockstep" is such a stupid thing to write here. These people are such bubble'd morons. They only know how to speak as if they're a guest on some cable news show.

starant.bsky.social•89 days ago

GOP are just Ho’s at this point. Bought & paid for by the big corporations or world enemies that they work for. Maybe Americans should request a spread sheet from them on who owns them.

rosevk.bsky.social•89 days ago

If you can’t do your job because of all the crimes you’ve committed, then I’m pretty sure the answer is to step down from office. Or at least stop going out to dinner as often.

qs-not.bsky.social•89 days ago

General fyi to those out of the know but alex spiro is musk’s personal lawyer and represents him on every case. The venn diagram is a circle when musk is involved

joedudekjd.bsky.social•89 days ago

Classic mistake.

pjmacwriter.bsky.social•89 days ago

newmexter.bsky.social•89 days ago

So, on brand?

“It was a perfect call.”

“Read the report.”

stryder.bsky.social•89 days ago

"Who you gonna believe, me or your own eyes" -- Chico Marx

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g5Hz17C4is

robvo.bsky.social•89 days ago

Judge Ho is gonna have a field day with this.

mdpesq.bsky.social•89 days ago

It's one thing that Spiro doesn't know what a quid pro quo is. It's another to assume that the judge doesn't. Or is this just getting teed up, like everything else, for a review by SCOTUS.

kibbles0515.bsky.social•89 days ago

“There was no quid pro quo. We just agreed to help the federal government enforce immigration law - something outside the normal responsibilities of a city mayor - in exchange for dropping the case. No quid pro quo.”

laseitz.bsky.social•89 days ago

“I mean the words “quid” and “quo” don’t even appear anywhere in the letter. We CTRL-Fed it to make sure!”

rudelyvangelder.bsky.social•89 days ago

Is "Alex Spiro" one of Alina Habba’s aliases perhaps?

jaredmcclain.bsky.social•89 days ago

The best part is that the story was that he offered a quid pro quo and Bove coached him to make it this exact offer, which he the commemorated in a letter following up on their meeting.

soonermedic72.bsky.social•89 days ago

The opposite of Stringer Bell. Like he sat down to confirm an accurate portrayal. 🤣

indyananerd.bsky.social•89 days ago

Looks a lot like leagalese for quid pro quo to me

metallichuck.bsky.social•89 days ago

Remember when it was commonly accepted among the general public that to be a lawyer you had to be smart?

zathras5.bsky.social•89 days ago

Also, since Adams is alleged to have committed crimes, he would find it difficult to work with the agencies involved in prosecuting him to investigate other people’s alleged crimes.

I suppose you could make this up, but why would you want to?

sopranovox.bsky.social•89 days ago

I thought you had to pass a hard law test to be a lawyer

lionel-hutz.bsky.social•89 days ago

I mean, the easiest part of the admissions process is the ethics exam (MPRE), which only takes a few hours to prepare for well enough to pass (I only studied during lunch breaks the 5 work days before the exam)…

sopranovox.bsky.social•89 days ago

After watching Perry Mason, I was tempted to take the bar exam, but learned that in my state you need an actual law degree first 😆

anothercollette.bsky.social•89 days ago

LOL

speakupgirl.bsky.social•89 days ago

Clearly not

cuibonobaby.bsky.social•89 days ago

The logic of his argument is that no sitting NYC mayor should ever be indicted for anything.

chiefjoer.bsky.social•89 days ago

You can say anything as long as you can appeal to SCOTUS. You could say ‘Mayor Adams likes a slice of pepperoni. That’s why we can’t prosecute him.’ And scotus would be ‘Yay. Pepperoni!’

speakupgirl.bsky.social•89 days ago

It’s exhausting to watch attorneys light a match to their law license.

lamebanana.bsky.social•89 days ago

Well at least he’s consistent!
Consistently stupid!🏳️‍🌈💙🍌

rst.bsky.social•89 days ago

By ordinary standards, sure. But if Adams has any way to appeal Judge Ho's views on the subject, it'll likely wind up ultimately before the same SCOTUS that has repeatedly said a bribe is not a bribe unless the person giving it says "I bribe you" three times while doing so, standing on one foot.

helchose.bsky.social•89 days ago

Damn, it's right there.
"Yes, we did the quid pro quo."

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