The New York City mayor wants longtime attorney Randy Mastro in City Hall, but council members don’t like his record.
04/17/2024 03:37 PM EDTNEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams’ plan to appoint controversial attorney Randy Mastro, who worked in Rudy Giuliani’s City Hall, as the city’s top lawyer faces headwinds in the City Council.to run the Law Department — according to conversations with eight members.in the New York Times, and lawmakers immediately began grumbling.
“They’ve put themselves in a very stupid position where it’s fair to question whether they would have the votes at this very moment,” said a person who has spoken to council members over the last day since news of Mastro’s appointment broke, who was granted anonymity to discuss private deliberations. “You’ve chosen someone who has raised real questions.”
“No appointment is confirmed until, and if, it is announced, but if there was an appointment, of course we’d work collaboratively with our partners across the hall,” he said, referring to the council. Adams is personally facing an array of legal challenges, including a federal investigation into Turkish influence, and a 30-year-old claim of sexual assault and professional retaliation, where the Law Department is representing him. Adams has denied all wrongdoing.
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