Manhattan federal prosecutors, in a Friday court filing, rebuffed Mayor Eric Adams’ attempt to throw out one of the “Count Five describes a quid-pro-quo in which Adams sought and took luxury travel from a foreign official in exchange for influencing New York City’s regulation of a Manhattan skyscraper,” the filing reads. “Courts consistently find such allegations sufficient to demand trial before a jury. Moreover, Adams’s legal arguments contradict precedent, and his factual assertions stray far afield.
In their filing, prosecutors also pushed back on Spiro’s assertion that Adams accepted “gratuities” and not bribes and that his conduct is typical of what any politician. Addit0nally, Spiro argued the gifts Adams allegedly accepted were not bribes but “gratuities,” which are common among American politicians. We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly.
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