Sour (Big) Apple
New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s (D) future is up in the air.
After four of his eight deputy mayors resigned, Governor Kathy Hochul (D-NY) spent yesterday weighing whether to remove Adams from his mayoral seat, citing “serious questions” about the administration’s future. Hochul hasn’t announced a decision yet.
Adams was charged with bribery and fraud last year. He pleaded not guilty to all five counts, and the DOJ moved to dismiss the case last week, but several federal prosecutors on the case cried foul and resigned. They allege Adams agreed to support President Trump’s immigration policies in exchange for having the charges dropped; Adams and the DOJ deny a quid pro quo.
Today, DOJ prosecutors will explain in court why they’ve moved to dismiss charges against Adams, which requires a judge’s approval.
CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE
Christians should always root for justice and fairness, whether it's a government official or a random person on trial. Our job is to try to please Jesus, who will judge everyone fairly and win in the end.
“Therefore, whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to be pleasing to him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each may be repaid for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil. Therefore, since we know the fear of the Lord, we try to persuade people. What we are is plain to God, and I hope it is also plain to your consciences.”
2 Corinthians 5:9-11 (CSB) (read full passage)