De Blasio claims ignorance on City Hall’s request for cell phone in probe of NYPD security detail

It points out that a City Hall lawyer also sought help from the NYPD in obtaining the phone from Redmond, but that even after the police department’s legal bureau intervened, Redmond still “did not comply.” After 18 months of requests, Redmond eventually turned over the phone, but only after being given a direct order by NYPD senior leadership to do so.