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Rev. Al Sharpton offered a robust defense of Rachel Noerdlinger this morning, backing the chief of staff to Mayor Bill de Blasios wife in the wake of a sudden announcement that she will be taking a leave of absence from City Hall.

Ms. Noerdlinger, who had faced months of scrutiny over her boyfriend and sons criminal past, once served as a top aide to Mr. Sharpton.

National Action Network and I fully support Rachel Noerdlinger in her decision to take a leave of absence at some point from her duties as chief of staff to the First Lady of New York, so she can spend time with her son, Mr. Sharpton said. Rachel has been a valuable asset to the progressive movement, the City of New York, National Action Network and myself; but she has always made it clear that she is a mother first.

Mr. Sharpton invoked his own past legal troubles, asserting that Ms. Noerdlinger, too, would overcome media distortion, smears and outright lies. The reverend is close to Mr. de Blasio, angering police unions and other critics who insist the firebrand has too much influence at City Hall.

Pushing back against those charges, Mr. Sharpton said he had spoken with the mayor about the Noerdlinger decision while at the same time insisting he had no role in Ms. Noerdlinger being hired.I spoke with Mayor de Blasio and assured him that I will continue to work with him and the administration on the political progressive agenda we both agree on and will disagree with him when it becomes necessary, he said.

He continued, I respect he and the First Ladys sensitivity to Rachels parental concern. I in no way was part of Rachel being hired or maintaining her position with the First Lady as some have reported, but knowing her skills I know the tremendous contributions her talents give all New Yorkers.

Ms. Noerdlinger drew praise for helping the administration navigate the fallout of the death of Eric Garner, a black man who died in police custody this summer. But in September, reports surfaced that her live-in boyfriend Hassaun McFarlan had a long rap sheet, including a manslaughter conviction, and that Ms. Noerdlinger had omitted her boyfriends past from Department of Investigation forms.

Mr. de Blasio had stood by Ms. Noerdlinger throughout the initial controversy, ignoring the calls from police unions heads to sack her. But her son, Khari, was arrested on Friday on trespassing charges and was revealed to have his own history of run-ins with the law.

Its not clear whenor ifMs. Noerdlinger will be returning to City Hall.

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After reporters working for publications owned by right-wing plutocrats led a successful smear campaign against a de Blasio advisor with ties to Al Sharpton, the mayor unloaded on the chattering class today. Asked about the departure of Rachel Noerdlinger, an aide to First Lady Chirlane McCray, following incessant coverage of her son and ex-con boyfriend, de Blasio said:

I think it's pretty obvious. We've seen this - we saw this in the 1950s, we've seen this throughout the history of this country. If someone wants to smear people, and use that for political purposes, there's a pretty easy playbook for doing it. It's repulsive, but it's become quite common. The idea is that for those of us who have a sense of mission, we're not going to let it stop us. So, character assassination happens every day in public life. What's sad is when it goes beyond the boundaries of the public servant, and starts to be something that could include anyone they ever met - any family member, anyone they're romantically involved with, their children.

De Blasio insisted the missteps made by Noerdlingernamely, not disclosing on her background check that her boyfriend was cohabitating with her and not disclosing a tax lien on her house in New Jerseywere "far, far overblown." Noerdlinger's leave of absence immediately followed her teenage son's arrest for loitering in the lobby of a Washington Heights apartment building with friends in possession of a bottle of alcohol and marijuana, something only white teenagers are allowed to enjoy without life-altering consequences.

"I think it's perfectly fair to say if a public servant does something that people have concerns about, that's great - but again,when you start going into a child, you know, when you start going into a boyfriend - where are we going?" de Blasio asked the press. "Where are we going? Does everyone want - would you all like to have that discussion about yourselves? You're in the public eye. This is - something's wrong, guys. Something's really wrong here."

"A lot of really nasty stuff was done here," the mayor added. "It is clearly for a purpose. It's quite obvious: Why would so much attention be given to one person and her personal life?"

De Blasio's chastisement immediately inspired reporters to stop and ask themselves why the personal life of one mayoral advisor became the focus of so much investigative reporting.

The last question at the presser was on this very point: Reporters argue that because de Blasio appeared with his family in campaign commercials, etc., that he has no right to question negative coverage of the family of an appointee to his administration. "I ran for office," the mayor said. "I ran for office. That's a very, very different dynamic. Again, if you want no one to become public servants, keep doing what you're doing."

Here's video of the exchange; the Noerdlinger questions start at about the 38-minute mark:

For more, check out Runnin' Scared's roundup of the police union's P.R. offensive against Noerdlinger, who, as a Sharpton spokesperson, had called for a boycott of companies that contributed to the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association.

It's perhaps worth noting that today's press conference was held to announce a $140 million plan to renovate a large, vacant warehouse at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in order to convert it to a manufacturing space. Using funds from the City, Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation, Brooklyn Borough President and City Council, Building 77 will create an estimated 3,000 "good-paying" jobs, according to the mayor's office.

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