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Of course as a resident of NYC I am angry about this. Not only is he a criminal but he's also selling out the city to Trump. I would enjoy knowing how much he was squirming if the case was dismissed without prejudice like Trump wanted it to be, but I suppose it's better that Trump has less control over him.
I do see a bit of humor in all this, because he accepted such small bribes.
From Wikipedia:
I would understand why he might be tempted to give up his integrity and accept the possibility of being caught if large sums of money (millions at least) were involved, but $100,000 is less than his yearly salary would be in the NYPD and he didn't even get it in cash! I don't earn as much as an NYPD captain like him (but enough to be comfortable) and I would experience zero temptation to take such a risk even if I had no moral objection to bribery. If I was the mayor then I would even be offended by the offer - who do they think I am if they expect me to sell myself for so little?
He's just a petty crook higher up in the world than he knows how to be. Pathetic.