New York City Mayor Eric Adams criticized Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani, saying he exaggerated an alleged assault at a grocery store campaign stop for his son Sunday.
Surveillance video of the encounter obtained by the New York Post shows the suspect walking up behind Giuliani and slapping him on the back once with an open hand. Andrew Giuliani, right, a Republican candidate for Governor of New York, is joined by his father, former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, during a news conference, June 7, 2022, in New York.But the defense team for the suspect, identified as 39-year-old grocery store worker Daniel Gill, said it was nothing more than a pat.
"When you look at the video, the guy basically walked by and patted him on the back," Adams said Tuesday, according to The Guardian."It was clear that he was not punched in the head. It was clear that it didn’t feel like a bullet. It was clear that he wasn’t about to fall to the ground."Mayor Eric Adams attends joined introduction of new public school superintendents with Schools Chancellor David Banks at Tweed Courthouse.
Garden City, N.Y.: Republican Party nominee for New York State Governor, Lee Zeldin, speaks at the party's convention in Garden City, New York, on March 1, 2022."Given Mr. Giuliani’s obsession with seeing his name in the press and his demonstrated propensity to distort the truth, we are happy to correct the record on exactly what occurred over the weekend on Staten Island," Legal Aid Society, which is representing Gill, said in a statement, according to FOX 5 NY.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
NYC Mayor Says Giuliani Should Be Probed for ‘Falsely' Reporting CrimeThe 107th and 110th mayors of New York City have some feelings about each other, and they’re not mincing words about it either. Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday suggested Rudy Giuliani may have falsely reported a crime over his alleged assault at a grocery store last weekend, and Giuliani in turn blasted the mayor as an “idiot” who didn’t know…
Read more »
Rudy Giuliani should be investigated for reporting false crime, New York Mayor Eric Adams saysNew York City's Mayor called on the Staten Island DA to investigate “America’s Mayor” — and said he's talking to his police commissioner about a probe of Giuliani's claim that he was assaulted by a politically motivated ShopRite worker.
Read more »
NYC mayor: Investigate Giuliani for 'false' slap claimNEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams suggested Tuesday that former Mayor Rudy Giuliani be investigated for filing a false police report for claiming he was assaulted by a heckler who clapped him on the back Sunday at a Staten Island grocery store.
Read more »
NYC mayor: Investigate Giuliani for ‘false’ assault claim“When you look at the video, the guy basically walked by and patted him on the back,” Mayor Eric Adams said. “It was clear that he was not punched in the head. It was clear that it didn’t feel like…
Read more »
Mayor: Rudy Giuliani should be investigated for falsely reporting crime in alleged supermarket slapEric Adams says Rudy Giuliani should be investigated for falsely reporting a crime after claiming he was assaulted in a Staten Island supermarket.
Read more »