ɹˈʌdi dʒɪjˈuːliəni, hˌuː wʌzðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. ɐtˈɜːni ɪn mænhˈæʔn̩ æt ðə tˈaɪm, stˈeɪɾᵻd ðæt hiː hæd fˈaʊnd "nˈʌθɪŋ ˈɪndᵻkˌeɪɾɪŋ ðætðə kˈeɪs wʌz nˌɑːt tɹˈaɪd fˈʊli, fˈɛɹli ænd kˈɑːmpɪtəntli", ænd ðæt ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊ "pɹˈuːf əvə spəsˈɪfɪk ɪntˈɛnt tʊ ɪnflˈɪkt ɛksˈɛsɪv ænd ʌndʒˈʌstᵻfˌaɪd fˈoːɹs.
Rudy Giuliani, who was the U.S. Attorney in Manhattan at the time, stated that he had found "nothing indicating that the case was not tried fully, fairly and competently", and that there was no "proof of a specific intent to inflict excessive and unjustified force.