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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Christopher Leon Johnson, Member of the Public
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Christopher Leon Johnson provided a controversial testimony criticizing the Speaker of the New York City Council, Adrienne Adams, accusing her of weaponizing the budget and contract process for political gain. He urged nonprofits to stand against her and report her actions to the FBI.
- Johnson claimed that late payments to nonprofits were due to Adams' attempts to secure support for her mayoral campaign.
- He accused Adams of blackmailing nonprofits and vendors by withholding payments.
- Johnson encouraged support for Andrew Cuomo as the next mayor instead of Adams.
Christopher Leon Johnson
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Hello chairs Juan and Stevens, my name is Christopher Leon Johnson.
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First I'm gonna say that for today's press conference outside the steps on City Hall was none but a photo op and none but a a gaslighting photo op.
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Let me keep these rules going on that the speaker of the city council, Adriana Deal Adams, running for mayor in
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She has weaponized this budget and this this contract process to make sure that all these nonprofits and all you leaders and all you policy directors support or campaign for mayor over Andrew Cuomo and Brad Lander.
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And what's going on is she is threatening
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I am on topic.
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This is on topic.
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She said she spoke out to the city council here today.
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If you don't support for mayor, she's gonna block all budgets, block all payments from you nonprofits.
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So the reason you guys get paid late is because she's weaponizing this this these payments to make sure that you vote for her for mayor.
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If you don't support for mayor over Andrew Cuomo, you're not gonna get paid.
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You nonprofits like I said, you nonprofits instead of you standing with her, y'all need to stand against her.
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You need to come out and outside of front of her office in front of 250 Broadway and speak out against her and telling and saying that what she's doing wrong.
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You people are being screwed by this by this speaker.
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This speaker is nothing but a demon.
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She's a demon, a big time demon in the city council.
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Biggest demon
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Well, it's it's it's and it's nothing personal.
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What's personal is that these nonprofits are not getting paid.
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What's personal is that these vendors are not getting paid.
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That's personal.
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If you you're getting paid a hundred and $48,000 a year.
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You don't worry about not getting paid.
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These people have worry about getting paid.
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These people, they deserve to get their pay.
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So to my personal tax, if you're not getting paid, it's personal.
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You you work you you bust your butt for your money.
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You deserve to get your you deserve get your money.
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That's the truth.
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But if Adrienne Dale Adams wanna weaponize her budget to to blackmail all these nonprofits to support the mayor, I'm telling you this right now, all you people need a reporter to the FBI and a department investigation.
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Report to the FBI, twenty sixth Federal Plaza because if y'all don't, she's gonna keep on doing this to you guys.
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Like I say, vote for Andrew Cuomo.
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Cuomo's gonna our mayor.
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Nothing you can do about So screw Adrian Adams, the demon.
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Take care.
Michael Ognibene
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New York City.
Althea Stevens
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Can you please make sure you stay on topic?
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refrain from personalizing things.