It's been a busy day for New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who's been indicted for taking $10 million in illegal contributions and bribes. It's alleged that Adams secretly solicited and accepted freebies and illegal campaign donations from wealthy foreigners as far back as 2014. Mayor Adams took over $100K in bribes: US Attorney Damian Williams https://t.
co/9v5G23VKgV pic.twitter.com/f7lUg5gwK9 CNN reports: Between 2016 and October 2023, he allegedly committed 23 different “overt acts,” which include accepting free flights and hotel rooms and coordinating straw donations.
Prosecutors say the foreign nationals were able to sidestep federal law and conceal their campaign donations through these “straw donors” – US-based donors who falsely claimed they were contributing their own money. The indictment details free tickets and upgrades to business class on international flights for the mayor and his associates. He allegedly accepted free stays at “opulent” hotels, meals at high-end restaurants, and other “luxurious entertainment while in Turkey.
” Adams held a press conference Thursday morning which was met with chants of "Resign!" Eric Adams' press conference this morning ends with incredibly loud chants from the crowd of "RESIGN! RESIGN! RESIGN!!" pic.twitter.com/cDzMH7hll2 Eric Adams has now been indicted.
He should probably go stab someone at a New York subway station so the prosecutors release him quickly. Adams says he's not going anywhere, which is probably .
