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New York Post, Tuesday, December 1, 2020

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Dr. Scott Atlas, President Trump’s contro-

versial special adviser on the coronavirus

pandemic, resigned on Monday.

Atlas was serving on the White House

coronavirus task force on a 130-day Special

Government Employee detail, and his role

was set to expire this week.

In his resignation letter, obtained by Fox

News, Atlas said he worked hard to “save

the lives and help Americans through this

pandemic” and “always relied on the latest

science and evidence, without any political

consideration or influence.”

The radiologist is a known proponent of

herd immunity — a stance at odds with that

of most health experts. Tamar Lapin

Don’s controversial COVID adviser quits

By reBecca rosenBerg

Charges were dropped

against a straphanger ac-

cused of assaulting an offi-

cer after bodycam footage

showed the cop punching

him and dragging him off a

train.

The Manhattan District

Attorney’s Office declined

to comment on the dismissal

last week of the remaining

resisting-arrest charge

against Joseph Troiano, 30,

who had cuffs slapped on

him May 25 after a confron-

tation with two cops.

Troiano, 30, was origi-

nally charged with second-

degree assault and resisting

arrest after officers Adonis

Long and Shimul Saha al-

legedly tried to remove him

from the No. 6 at the East

51st Street-Lexington Ave-

nue station a little after mid-

night for occupying more

than one seat, according to

the criminal complaint.

The officers said he had

shoved them and kicked

Long’s right hand when

they tried to arrest him.

Long said he sustained

swelling and substantial

pain from the blow to his

knuckles and couldn’t open

and close his hand.

But a few weeks later,

shocking bodycam footage

emerged of Long pummel-

ing the homeless man.

Long is first seen reaching

toward Troiano, who swats

him away and says, “Don’t

touch me!”

The officer is seen trying

to grab him again as Troiano

resists, saying, “Get off of

me.” Long then punches

him twice in the face, knock-

ing off his glasses, then

drags him off the train, cuffs

him and pepper-sprays him.

The video shows the cops

pushing Troiano against the

subway-platform wall as he

pleads for help and asks,

“Why are you hitting me?”

A sobbing and bloodied

Troiano was taken to the

hospital. After prosecutors

obtained the disturbing foot-

age, they moved to dismiss

the top assault charge in July.

Saha also told prosecutors

conflicting stories about

Long’s injuries — describ-

ing a broken finger, a bro-

ken wrist and a broken arm,

according to court papers.

Police Commissioner

Dermot Shea previously

said Long would not be dis-

ciplined for the incident.

The Legal Aid Society,

which is representing Troi-

ano, has called for the fir-

ing of both officers and said

the misdemeanor resisting

arrest charge should have

been dropped months ago.

“It is unconscionable that

the Manhattan District At-

torney’s Office, along with

Mayor de Blasio and NYPD

Commissioner Shea, ab-

solved officers Adonis Long

and Shimul Saha of any

wrongdoing, despite clear

video showing how the pair

singled out our client and

then resorted to violence

on first impulse,” said Legal

Aid staff lawyer Edda Ness.

Raps vs. straphanger dropped

Swing & a miSS: Joseph Troiano (below) was arrested for this scuffle with Officer

Adonis Long, but charges were dropped after bodycam video showed Long punching him.

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