New York City Mayor Eric Adams ripped into fellow New Yorker and congresswoman, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, referring to her as a “no-show congresswoman” as he faces significant legal problems. A report from Trending Politics News revealed that on Thursday, the indictment against Adams was unsealed. It revealed there has been a federal investigation into Adams since 2021.
Prosecutors are alleging that Adams, who is 64, conspired with the Turkish government in order to get some serious bank for his political campaign in exchange for doing a little back scratching of his own. Yes, that’s right, an influence peddling scheme, much like the one our own president, Joe Biden, is accused of being involved with. This reportedly took place while Adams was a top official in Brooklyn and continued to go on after he became the mayor.
On Wednesday, Adams took aim at Ocasio-Cortez, dismissing her calls for his resignation and accusing her of neglecting her district. “I don’t listen to those comments that come from, you know, just basically a no-show congresswoman,” Adams told a local TV station. “She’s not doing constituent services in her district.”
“I do constituent services every day as the mayor of the city of New York,” Adams’ rant continued. “I don’t know when the last time they saw her in her congressional district.” A political rivalry already exists between the two, who are both on the bad side of New Yorkers for their in-office performances.
On Wednesday, Ocasio-Cortez posted on X, “I do not see how Mayor Adams can continue governing New York City. The flood of resignations and vacancies are threatening gov function. Nonstop investigations will make it impossible to recruit and retain a qualified administration. For the good of the city, he should resign.”
I do not see how Mayor Adams can continue governing New York City.
The flood of resignations and vacancies are threatening gov function. Nonstop investigations will make it impossible to recruit and retain a qualified administration.
For the good of the city, he should resign.…
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) September 25, 2024
I have a follow-up question for AOC. I agree that Adams needs to resign. But, along those same lines, I also think Biden needs to step down. The evidence points to his having been involved with China in a similar arrangement. Why does he get to keep his job and Adams doesn’t? Let’s be consistent in the application of our principles.
In a statement that was given to The Times, Ocasio-Cortez claimed, “I cannot see how Mayor Adams can continue governing New York City. “The flood of resignations and vacancies are threatening government function,” she said. Addressing the ongoing scrutiny faced by the administration, she remarked, “Nonstop investigations will make it impossible to recruit and retain a qualified administration.”
“For the good of the city, he should resign,” AOC concluded.
Earlier in September, federal agents confiscated the phones of several top city officials including the police commissioner, the first deputy mayor, the schools chancellor, the deputy mayor for public safety, and a senior adviser to Mayor Adams. Additionally, federal prosecutors, probing into whether Mayor Adams colluded with the Turkish government to channel unlawful foreign donations to his campaign, have expanded their investigation to include his dealings with five other countries.
“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 commented earlier this week. “I am leading this city to protect it from exactly that kind of phony politics.”
Damian Williams, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, charged Adams with the acceptance of illegal gifts and favors in exchange for political influence. Williams says that this charge involves “a multiyear scheme to buy favor” with Adams. The deal was not just cold, hard cash either. Adams got luxury travel and other kinds of benefits from foreign nationals and government officials.
And yet, despite the charges, he’s refusing to step down.
The indictment details that Adams received over $100,000 in gifts, which he tried to conceal, from as early as 2014 when he was the Brooklyn borough president, according to The Times. These gifts significantly included travel perks like heavily discounted flights and hotel accommodations. In return, Adams allegedly exerted pressure on city officials to approve a new Turkish consulate in Manhattan, overriding safety concerns.
The federal investigation into Adams hit its climax when agents showed up on the scene at Gracie Mansion to obtain Adams’ phone. The mayor’s legal representation slammed the action as being unnecessary and in the realm of spectacle.
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