• RowRowRowYourBot
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    Yes, because in absence of a trial it isn’t legal or appropriate.

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        11 hours ago

        and that process requires the mayor to be presented charges that he gets to defend himself against. That’s a trial

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        Yes there is. The mayor is to be presented with the charges against him and he has the opportunity to defend himself. It is linked elsewhere in this thread.

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          23 hours ago

          A letter to Hochul stating “I didn’t do it, you didn’t see me do it, you can’t prove it if I did do it, and no way was my deal with Trump a quid pro quo” qualifies as an opportunity to defend himself, as well.