NYC Mayor's Race: Rivals pounce on reported Trump DOJ probe into front-runner Cuomo | amNewYork

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

35% : "This is lawfare and election interference plain and simple -- something President Trump and his top Department of Justice officials say they are against," Azzopardi said, appearing to reference the DOJ citing the proximity of Adams' indictment to the mayoral race as one of the reasons to drop it. Azzopardi also defended Cuomo's Congressional testimony, saying he "testified truthfully to the best of his recollection about events from four years earlier, and he offered to address any follow-up questions from the subcommittee -- but from the beginning this was all transparently political.
32% : City Comptroller Brad Lander, in a statement, contended Cuomo is taking it easier on Trump than other candidates because of the probe.
27% : " Cuomo has called Trump an "existential threat" and a "bully," while presenting himself as the best-prepared candidate to take on the president after tangling with him as governor.
20% : "But Donald Trump cannot be trusted to pursue justice.
17% : "New Yorkers cannot afford another corrupt mayor beholden to Trump -- Cuomo should announce immediately that he will not seek or accept a pardon from the President.
14% : State Sen. Zellnor Myrie echoed Lander's attack, accusing Cuomo of remaining "silent" as Trump has moved to slash funding for critical services, allowed billionaire Elon Musk to fire federal workers and hollow out agencies, and on his alleged influence over Adams.
11% : "Andrew Cuomo, believing he may need a pardon for committing perjury, explains his incessant kissing up to Donald Trump," Lander said.

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