Here is what I cannot figure out: Adams contended that he simply forwarded an E-Mail to the New York Fire Department Commissioner from a constituent The E-Mail supposedly asked him to find out what was going on with the occupancy permit ... which I would think would be a reasonable request given that you had just spent a few million bucks building a beautiful new embassy. He says he did not talk to anyone; that he simply forwarded the E-Mail.
It also sounds as if slow walking these permits was a normal activity for the inspector. Has anyone else bothered to inquire why all of the other applications were not being acted on either. Was there a union or union boss waiting for his cut? Or perhaps the Fire Commissioner himself?
Airline seat upgrades? Once the ticket sales have been closed, the value of upgrades is exactly zero, as there is no official market. I am wondering why no other information has been released other than that these were "worth" hundreds of thousands of dollars. What other politicians were getting free upgrades on Turkish Airways?
Based on this fact set, I cannot imagine a jury convicting the mayor. This sounds like a situation where the prosecutor would be better served digging into what the usual practices were. Who else was getting upgrades, etc. Has Schumer ever been to Turkey? or anyplace they fly to from Kenedy?