Attorneys for New York City Mayor Eric Adams urged a federal judge Monday to dismiss the bribery charge brought last week, accusing “zealous prosecutors” of leveling an “extraordinarily vague allegation” that does not rise to the level of a federal crime.
Adams, a Democrat, pleaded not guilty Friday to charges that he accepted lavish travel benefits and illegal campaign contributions from a Turkish official and other foreign nationals in exchange for political favors that included pushing through the opening of a Turkish consulate building.
He has vowed to continue serving as mayor while fighting the charges “with every ounce of my strength and my spirit.”
Did they mean to say “overzealous”?
Because a “zealous” prosecutor is just one committed to doing their job.
What a shit head.
Weird. You’d think a cop like Adams would be all for zealous prosecutors…
“extraordinarily vague allegation” that does not rise to the level of a federal crime.
https://www.justice.gov/d9/2024-09/u.s._v._adams_indictment_1.pdf
There’s the indictment. It looks pretty specific to me.
Charges are insane. Like too crazy for the feds to take to court if they’re just trying to defame him. Accepting luxury travel and bribes from Turkey? Like what? The mayor of New York?
That’s too ridiculous to be a lie.
This asshole thinks everyone is stupid and he can lie his way out of obvious, repeated, and well documented crimes. Lock him away
