-- Shares Facebook Twitter Reddit Email John Oliver is not letting NYC Mayor Eric Adams off easy, following his arrest and indictment capping off a corruption scandal that rocked the city last week. During a new episode of "Last Week Tonight" on Sunday, Oliver weighed in on the headlines frenzy over Adams' alleged involvement in taking bribes for political favors — accused of receiving over $100,000 in luxury international flights and high-end hotels. The scandal has led to numerous calls for Adams to resign, but the politician has refused to leave office and maintains his innocence.
Detailing key points from the indictment, which Oliver pointed out is primarily focused on gifts and donations from Turkey, the most troubling charge against Adams is his alleged acceptance of "illegal campaign donations from foreign donors. Some of which, by the way, helped him qualify for more than 10 million in matching public campaign funds," the host underlined. Related John Oliver shreds JD Vance for perpetuating pet-eating myth The comedian skewered the mayor and his staffers by reading texts found in the indictment.
Oliver explained that Adams was allegedly requesting his aides to get him to Chile through Turkish Airlines, which prompted the airline to confirm they did not have routes between the countries. "He did seem to know what he was doing was shady, given an aide once reminded him to 'please delete all messages you send me,'" Oliver said, tacking on Adams' response to that aide w.