This week we saw a wrinkle in the news out of the Big Apple which ties together two of our favorite stories. The troubles swirling around New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio continue as state and federal investigators peer more deeply into his multi-million dollar slush funds, and now some of the rats seem to be abandoning ship. Hizzonerr’s press secretary, Karen Hinton, has suddenly realized that she has pressing business elsewhere and will be departing to pursue other opportunities. Of course, this has nothing to do with the scandals engulfing the office of her boss. Perish the thought. (New York Post)
Amid a swirl of probes of the administration, Mayor de Blasio’s press secretary revealed on Thursday that she’s resigning from her post after having served for roughly a year.
City officials insisted the departure of Karen Hinton – slated for after the fiscal ’17 budget is adopted in June – has nothing to do with the flurry of investigations of Hizzoner’s fundraising, an NYPD gifts-for-favors scandal and a rotten LES real estate deal.
They said she initially submitted her resignation papers on April 6 – around the time The Post broke the story about the federal probe of high-ranking NYPD officers.
Yes, of course. Turning in your notice of resignation after barely a year on the job at the same moment that the federal wolves arrive at the door is no doubt just one of those coincidences which are bound to happen on occasion in an infinite universe. Why would we think otherwise? But since Ms. Hinton is back in the news, it’s also worth noting not only the job she’s leaving, but the one she’s going back to. And that involves another name which will be familiar to regular readers… Steven Donziger.
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