What I’ve said is that I think it’s time to remove much of the politics out of the question of accountability.

I’ll apologize to police officers right here because this is the apology that I’ve been sharing with many rank-and file-officers.

I know that these officers, these men and women who serve in the NYPD, they put their lives on the line every single day.

Frankly, this is an initiative that speaks to a desire that many have. It’s also an initiative that requires funding.

The first will be an early college track that will look to work with high school students who will receive not only mentorship, but college credit, and then this $12,000 a year in tuition assistance.

It is a policy that will be a city wide initiative to train, to certify and to hire new teachers to create a pipeline from school to school to ensure that every year we are hiring an additional 1,000 new teachers.

We’re going to pay for it by actually taking on the close to $10 billion a year that we are currently spending within our education system on contracts and consulting.

The second will be a mid-career track for New Yorkers, adults, who are looking to change careers.

This is a policy that addresses this shortage.

And instead of prosecuting Tish James for doing her job, Donald Trump should be doing his.

This is a blatant miscarriage of justice. This is a shameless act of political retribution.