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Glass ceiling: shattered. From The New York Times, "Eric Adams Is Indicted in New York": Mayor Eric L. Adams has been indicted on federal criminal charges, according to people with knowledge of the matter, and will be the first mayor in modern New York City history to be charged while in office.Rather than indict Adams for shutting down pro-Palestine protests at the behest of a private groupchat full of Israel First billionaires, the Times is claiming the indictment stems from his dealings with Turkey. The charges against Mayor Eric Adams stem from a broad public corruption investigation that began in 2021 and examined whether the mayor and his campaign conspired with the Turkish government that year to receive illegal foreign donations. Additionally, the federal inquiry examined whether Mr. Adams pressured New York Fire Department officials to sign off on a new high-rise building for the Turkish consulate despite safety concerns. Agents also investigated valuable flight upgrades they believe the mayor received from Turkish Airlines.Adams said on Wednesday night that if he's charged by the feds "the charges will be completely false and founded on lies."
New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez threw Adams under the bus as soon as the Times' story dropped:
Adams responded by playing the race card. "For anyone who self-righteously claims people charged with serious crimes should not be in jail to now say that the second Black mayor of New York should resign because of rumors and innuendo -- without even a single charge being filed -- is the height of hypocrisy," Adams said. "I am leading this city to protect it from exactly that kind of phony politics." Follow InformationLiberation on Twitter, Facebook, Gab, Minds and Telegram. |