"Yes, my client is an unredeemable conspiracist jerk, from whom we should hear little and expect less, but once upon a time, his heart was -- for one brief, shining moment -- arguably in the right place."

Those of us who lived through his regime knew he was despicable even then. I'll concede he was a a mildly comforting presence in the immediate aftermath of the attacks...but he did nothing we wouldn't expect from any other mayor of a large city under the circumstances.