Mayor Adams, in his handle to New Yorkers on his federal corruption costs being dropped, promoted a extremely controversial ebook in regards to the so-called deep state by Trump FBI Director Kash Patel.
“New Yorkers stop me all the time in trying to find the rationale behind this, and I found it in this book,” the mayor stated, holding up a hardcover copy of the 288-page ebook. “I’m going to encourage every New Yorker to read it. Read it and understand how we can never allow this to happen to another innocent American.”
The ebook, “Government Gangsters: The Deep State, the Truth, and the Battle for Our Democracy,” outlines an alleged conspiracy of highly effective gamers in opposition to the Trump administration.
It was a curious alternative given the widespread criticism Adams has confronted over the DOJ’s efforts to dismiss his case. He’s been accused of getting into right into a corrupt cope with Trump, making him beholden to the president. Although Adams has denied any quid professional quo, holding up Patel’s ebook additional associates the mayor with Trump and his associates.
The premise of Patel’s ebook in some methods echoes Adams’ claims that the case in opposition to him was a politically motivated try and take him down. Since he was indicted on federal corruption costs in September, Adams has claimed the case was political retribution for talking out in opposition to President Biden’s dealing with of the migrant disaster — though he has not blamed the “deep state” or different behind-the-scenes actors.
FBI Director Kash Patel speaks throughout a ceremony to boost the Hostage and Wrongful Detainee flag on the State Division, Thursday, March 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Picture/Evan Vucci)
Adams additionally praised Patel’s widely-criticized deep state conspiracy on a podcast revealed shortly after the costs have been dropped.
“I have never seen anyone do such a good job of defining that deep state,” the mayor informed host Andrew Schulz on podcast “Andrew Schulz’s Flagrant with Akaash Singh.”
The ebook has been extensively slammed as conspiratorial and aligned with QAnon. Within the ebook, Patel refers to “government gangsters” to check with these a part of the corrupt “deep state” who tried to thwart Trump’s presidency.
It additionally features a listing of 60 folks within the ebook’s appendix that he deemed a part of the “Executive Branch Deep State.” Patel additionally made a companion documentary based mostly on the ebook with the alt-right studio Salem Media and produced by Steve Bannon.
Patel’s listing contains Kamala Harris, who Adams stated he voted for, and Hillary Clinton, who spoke alongside Adams at a funeral lately.
Choose Ho roundly rejected the concept the prosecution was politically motivated in his Wednesday ruling dismissing the costs.
“The Southern District of New York prosecutors who worked on this case followed all appropriate Justice Department guidelines. There is no evidence—zero—that they had any improper motives,” the decide wrote.
Initially Printed: April 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM EDT
