{"id":7050,"date":"2020-06-12T20:53:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T17:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/critics-question-de-blasios-impartiality-over-lawyer-chosen-to-review-nyc-protests\/"},"modified":"2020-06-12T20:53:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T17:53:00","slug":"critics-question-de-blasios-impartiality-over-lawyer-chosen-to-review-nyc-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/critics-question-de-blasios-impartiality-over-lawyer-chosen-to-review-nyc-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"#Critics question de Blasio\u2019s impartiality over lawyer chosen to review NYC protests"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Critics question de Blasio\u2019s impartiality over lawyer chosen to review NYC protests<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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June 12, 2020 |<\/span> 1:53pm <\/p>\n

\n Questions are being raised about the impartiality of the man Mayor Bill de Blasio tapp<\/a>ed to lead an independent review of NYPD misconduct complaints arising from the George Floyd protests \u2014 given that he is also in charge of defending the city against lawsuits involving police brutality.<\/p>\n

New York City Corporation Counsel James Johnson was appointed last month, along with Department of Investigation Commissioner Margaret Garnett, to examine the NYPD\u2019s handling of citywide protests spurred by Floyd\u2019s caught-on-video killing by a Minneapolis cop who kept his knee pressed down on his neck.<\/p>\n

Johnson oversees the city\u2019s Law Department, which represents city agencies and employees \u2014 including the NYPD \u2014 in civil litigation, posing a potential conflict of interest.<\/p>\n

At his daily press briefing Friday, de Blasio brushed off criticism of his choice of Johnson, calling him \u201cpowerfully suited for this role\u201d and saying that he trusts him to not bring his day job\u2019s bias to the post \u2014 so New Yorkers should, too.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just convinced knowing Jim Johnson, knowing his history, understanding what he brings to the table,\u201d the mayor said. \u201cThe conflict exists if there\u2019s any desire not to portray the truth and act on it.\u201d<\/p>\n

De Blasio later criticized a journalist for asking a follow-up question about the potential conflict of interest \u2014 and suggested the average New Yorker just doesn\u2019t care about the issue.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it is inherent to the media<\/a> persona and the people in the media to ask those kinds of questions,\u201d the mayor said derisively. \u201cI respectfully submit that I don\u2019t think it\u2019s how everyday New Yorkers think.\u201d<\/p>\n

Johnson, 59, worked as a Manhattan federal prosecutor and held several positions in the US Department of Treasury, including Under Secretary for Enforcement under President Bill Clinton, according to his online bio.<\/p>\n

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He also ran for governor of New Jersey, his home state, in 2017 as a Democrat and most recently worked as special counsel to Gov. Phil Murphy focusing on Atlantic City.<\/p>\n

Johnson was appointed as the Corporation Counsel \u2014 a $243,000-a-year post that oversees more than 70,000 legal matters a year \u2014 in October.<\/p>\n

The NYPD\u2019s Office of the Inspector General<\/a> is also taking part in the review by Garnett and Johnson. A preliminary report is expected July 4.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt times the agencies or employees that we represent may be adverse to each other,\u201d said Law Department spokesman Nicholas Paolucci. \u201cTo ensure fairness and to adhere to a high standard of ethics, we put in place ethical walls to makes sure we can proceed with integrity.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn this case, we have not only put in place ethical walls between the Corporation Counsel and any cases arising out of the events under review, but all factual investigation is being done by the DOI pursuant to its authority under the Charter.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a June 1 letter to city council members, Garnett also defended Johnson, saying he\u2019s able to carry out a fair investigation.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs it relates to the Corporation Counsel, it is my independent and professional judgment that the best way to conduct this investigation expeditiously, and get New Yorkers the answers they deserve, is to welcome his partnership rather than exclude him,\u201d she wrote.\n <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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