Mayor Eric Adams ‘spoke out fiercely’ against border crisis— now he's INDICTED for $10 million in bribes



Mayor Eric Adams is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, but he’s historically become the first sitting mayor in the history of New York to be indicted for committing crimes.

The indictment alleges that Mayor Adams took $10 million in illegal donations and bribes. The U.S. Attorney's Office claims that he sought and accepted gifts and contributions from wealthy foreign business people — including a Turkish government official.

Adams is pushing back against the allegations and arguing that he’s being targeted for speaking out against the Biden administration.

“It is now my belief that the federal government intends to charge me with crimes. If so, these charges would be entirely false, based on lies. But they would not be surprising. I always knew that if I stood my ground for all of you, that I would be a target, and a target I became,” Adams said in a statement following the allegations.

“For months, leaks and rumors have been aimed at me in an attempt to undermine my credibility and paint me as guilty. Just this past week, they searched the home of our new police commissioner looking for documents from 20 years ago. Just one week after he joined my administration,” he continued.

Jill Savage of “Blaze News Tonight” notes that what he’s referring to is likely when Adams “spoke out fiercely against the Biden-Harris border crisis” and said it was “destroying New York City.”

Host of “The Josh Hammer Show” Josh Hammer tells Savage and Matthew Peterson that he believes Adams is in “deep doo-doo.”

“He’s going to have to face a choice as to whether to try to slog this out or resign,” Hammer says, adding, “So far, it seems like he’s going to fight it.”


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Sources say New York City Mayor Eric Adams will be indicted in corruption probe



Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams is expected to face federal charges related to corruption according to several sources.

The development was first reported Wednesday night by the New York Times and confirmed by the Associated Press.

'If I am charged, I am innocent.'

The mayor released a brief statement denying the charges.

“I always knew that If I stood my ground for New Yorkers that I would be a target—and a target I became," Adams wrote. "If I am charged, I am innocent and I will fight this with every ounce of my strength and spirit."

In recent weeks, law enforcement officials have raided the residences of his close confidants, including Deputy Mayor Phil Banks and Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright. Adams aide Timothy Pearson's phone was confiscated, and officials raided the home of NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban, who later resigned.

In February, Adams compared himself to Jesus Christ and said his critics were motivated by racism.

"Have you ever seen this much chocolate leading the City of New York? And then go down the line. Look, look who's here," he said at the time. "This is representative of the city. That's why people are hating on me. You trying to figure out why they're hating on me?"

"How many of you go to church? Ma'am, this is a Matthew 21:12 moment. Jesus walked in the temple, he saw them doing wrong in the temple. He did what?" he asked. "I went to City Hall to turn the table over!"

This is a developing story and may be updated with additional information.

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