Reynoso said that he reported the incident to the proper authorities, including the FBI. “Everything we have we’ve given to the FBI, we’ve given to them, but we have also documentation and just a track record on how we handle those situations,” he said.
Asked if he felt these gifts were an attempt to “curry a favor” during his time as Brooklyn Borough President, Reynoso said in the interview: “Looking back, I definitely thought it was an intro into building a good relationship with me through gifts and so forth. While I was there, I just thought they were ignorant to the process, so they just didn’t know. It’s like you can’t do this. This is not the way we do things.”
However, Reynoso now sees the incident differently, especially in light of Adams’ situation. “Now looking at everything, they knew very well what they can or can’t do, but it seems like the mayor’s office gave them an opportunity in the past and they tried to take that with me as well. It’s just we didn’t get hooked.”
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This is really damning for Adams:
Reynoso said that he reported the incident to the proper authorities, including the FBI. “Everything we have we’ve given to the FBI, we’ve given to them, but we have also documentation and just a track record on how we handle those situations,” he said.
Asked if he felt these gifts were an attempt to “curry a favor” during his time as Brooklyn Borough President, Reynoso said in the interview: “Looking back, I definitely thought it was an intro into building a good relationship with me through gifts and so forth. While I was there, I just thought they were ignorant to the process, so they just didn’t know. It’s like you can’t do this. This is not the way we do things.”
However, Reynoso now sees the incident differently, especially in light of Adams’ situation. “Now looking at everything, they knew very well what they can or can’t do, but it seems like the mayor’s office gave them an opportunity in the past and they tried to take that with me as well. It’s just we didn’t get hooked.”