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NYC Democratic Mayor Eric Adams' aide mugged in broad daylight while scouting location for mayoral event: Report
An aide for New York City Democratic Mayor Eric Adams was mugged in broad daylight Tuesday while scouting a Brooklyn location for a planned Adams visit, law enforcement sources told the New York Post.
What are the details?
The victim — a member of Adam’s advance team — even warned the crooks their actions were a bad idea since he's an Adams guy, a high-ranking police source added to the paper.
“You don’t want to do this. I work for the mayor,” he told the two muggers, the Post reported.
The response? One of the crooks simply lifted his shirt, which revealed the butt of a gun tucked in his waistband, the source added to the paper.
When the victim refused to turn over his wallet and cellphone, the robbers pushed him to the ground, sources told the Post, after which they grabbed the items and fled.
One of the muggers was described as a black male wearing a blue and white sweatshirt who hightailed it from the scene on a Citi Bike, sources added to the paper. The other suspect was described as a black male wearing sunglasses and a blue mask, the Post noted.
The mugging took place around 10:30 a.m. on a traffic island at the intersection of Navy and York Streets, sources told the paper, adding that the victim walked one block south to an entrance at the former Navy Yard, found a security guard, and called 911.
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Tuesday’s mugging came amid a surge in crime since Adams, a former NYPD cop, was elected last year after running on a pledge to restore law and order to Gotham.
As of June 26, major crimes across the five boroughs were up 37.8% this year compared to the same period in 2021, with robberies rising an even higher 39.4 %, according to official NYPD CompStat data.
The victim was identified by sources as a Manhattan resident who was hired by former Mayor Bill de Blasio last year. [...]
He’s been spotted by The Post among Adams’ official entourage at recent events and a former City Hall colleague described him as a “hard worker” and all-around “good guy.”
The paper said a spokesperson for Adams declined to comment.
Gov. Cuomo allegedly reached under aide's blouse and 'aggressively groped her' in governor's mansion: report
New details have emerged from the latest sexual harassment claim against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) in a report that alleges he reached under the blouse of an aide — his sixth accuser and a member of his Executive Chamber staff — and "aggressively" fondled her after luring her to his private residence in the governor's mansion.
What are the details?
On Tuesday, the Albany Times Union reported that the accuser, whose name is being withheld by the newspaper, disclosed that Cuomo had allegedly inappropriately touched her during an encounter at the mansion late last year. Although the woman has not filed a formal complaint herself, fellow staffers reported the incident to a supervisor and the allegations were reported to the governor's office and the New York attorney general's office over the weekend.
In a follow-up story on Wednesday, the Times Union revealed that according to a person with direct knowledge of the claims, the incident allegedly occurred after the aide "had been called to the mansion under the apparent pretext of having her assist the governor with a minor technical issue involving his mobile phone."
The source claims the aide and the governor "were alone in Cuomo's private residence on the second floor of the mansion when he closed the door and allegedly reached under her blouse and began to fondle her."
The alleged victim purportedly claims she asked the governor to stop, and the Times Union reported that "her broader allegations include that he frequently engaged in flirtatious behavior with her and that it was not the only time that he had touched her."
The allegation from the sixth accuser reportedly came to light at the governor's Executive Chamber on March 3, as staffers congregated to watch Cuomo's news conference that day where he denied ever touching anyone "inappropriately."
The Times Union reported:
Hearing those remarks, the female aide became emotional. At least one female supervisor came to her aide and asked her why she was upset. The female aide subsequently told the supervisor what she said had been [in] inappropriate encounters with Cuomo, the source said.
In reaction to the claims, Cuomo told the outlet:
"As I said yesterday, I have never done anything like this. The details of this report are gut-wrenching. I am not going to speak to the specifics of this or any other allegation given the ongoing review, but I am confident in the result of the attorney general's report."
What else?
Five other women have come forward in recent weeks alleging Cuomo sexually harassed them, and all incidents are currently being investigated in a probe led by the New York attorney general's office.
Prior to the sexual harassment claims, Cuomo was already under fire and facing calls to resign from Republicans and Democrats alike for allegedly underreporting fatalities in nursing homes last year over fears of political fallout for his executive order forcing facilities to take in COVID-19 patients.
Aide to Sen. Marsha Blackburn says Republican 'misspoke' by referring to Biden as 'president-elect'
A staffer for Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R) was quick to tell the press Friday night that the strong ally for President Donald Trump "simply misspoke" when she referred to Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden as "president-elect" during an evening interview.
President Trump has not conceded the race to Biden, who has been roundly declared the projected winner in the race by mainstream media. The Trump campaign has several ongoing lawsuits contesting the election results in multiple states, alleging voting irregularities and fraud—which Blackburn has reportedly helped fund.
What are the details?
During an interview with ABC News, journalist Juju Chang asked Blackburn, "Have you spoken yet with the president-elect to congratulate him on his victory?"
Blackburn replied, "I have not spoken with the president-elect. We did have the vice-president come to the floor, the vice-president elect, come to the floor this week to cast a vote. I was presiding at the time, didn't get to speak with her, but we're watching the process play out, Juju. And just like in 2000 when a Tennessean, Al Gore, and George Bush were going through the counting of the hanging chads, we will work through this process."
She added, "I will say, now is the time, for the Trump campaign—if they have their information that they need to present in court— now is the time that they need to be taking that evidence to court."
Failed Democratic House candidate Christopher Hale pounced on Blackburn's remarks, tweeting footage of the interview along with the message, "Senator Blackburn's staff is trying to walk this back already, but Marsha knows exactly what she's doing. There's no reason to take a random interview on ABC News Digital on a Friday night before Thanksgiving then to slowly break up with the president of the United States."
Senator Blackburn’s staff is trying to walk this back already, but Marsha knows exactly what she’s doing.There’s… https://t.co/n3npndYkgO— Christopher J. Hale (@Christopher J. Hale)1605930976.0
Following the interview, the Tennessean reported that "a spokesperson for Blackburn said the comment was a mistake and that Blackburn had 'been very clear' on her position about the election outcome."
The aide, Abigail Sigler, was quoted as saying, "She simply misspoke—it's nothing more."
The Tennessean noted:
The Tennessee senator's comments Friday stand in stark contrast to remarks she has made the past two weeks, suggesting that Trump was still likely to be reelected president despite Biden leading both the popular vote and in the Electoral College, based on results that have not yet been certified in every state.
Blackburn has helped raise funds for the Trump campaign's court challenges. Despite launching more than a couple dozen legal challenges to election outcomes in multiple states, Republicans have failed to gain traction in court to prove massive voter fraud or other irregularities that would change the outcome of the election.
DOJ sues former aide of First Lady Melania Trump over tell-all book
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed suit against Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, a former aide to First Lady Melania Trump, alleging that she violated their nondisclosure agreement by penning a tell-all book and publishing it without first allowing the federal government to sign off on the draft.
What are the details?
Reuters reported:
In a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, Justice Department lawyers said Winston Wolkoff, a former aide who fell out with the first lady, failed to submit to government review a draft of her book, "Melania and Me: The Rise and Fall of My Friendship with the First Lady," which offers an unflattering portrayal of President Donald Trump's wife.
According to the lawsuit, Winston Wolkoff signed a Gratuitous Services Agreement "wherein Ms. Wolkoff promised to maintain strict confidentiality over 'nonpublic, privileged and/or confidential information' that she might obtain during her service" as an adviser to the first lady.
Politico reported that the DOJ is asking a federal judge to "divert all proceeds from the sale of Wolkoff's book, 'Melania and Me,' to the federal government, a consequence of her alleged 'breach of contract.'"
Ms. Wolkoff argues that she has every right to talk about her experiences as a matter of free speech, telling NBC News of her book, "It's my story. It's my life. I've been gagged for too long."
"The White House, President Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, the Trump administration have been the source of false, misleading and defamatory information about me," she continued. "I am defending myself against the defamatory falsehoods according to my constitutional rights to defend my reputation and set the record straight."
Anything else?
The case is reminiscent of when the DOJ sued former national security adviser John Bolton over the summer in an attempt to stop him from publishing his own book divulging his experiences in the Trump administration. In the lawsuit, the federal government argued that Bolton's book, "The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir," would jeopardize national security.
Unlike Wolkoff, Bolton did submit a draft of his book for review by the federal government, but copies were distributed to retailers by Bolton's publisher prior to receiving the all-clear from authorities.
U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth agreed to allow Bolton's book to be published, saying that "the horse, as we used to say in Texas, seems to be out of the barn."
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