In an attempt to distract from the charges against him, Adams is casting himself as the victim of a Democratic party bent on revenge.
As his impending indictment loomed late Wednesday night, Mayor Eric Adams moved to undercut the charges he would face just hours later.
He suggested the monthslong investigation was political retaliation for his willingness to speak out against President Joe Biden’s border policy. As more of Adams' opponents call for his resignation, Greer noted those calls are predominantly coming from the mayor’s left, and his support is concentrated among more moderate Black and working-class voters. Progressive Democrats have often struggled to appeal to these voters, increasing the potential impact of Adams’ rhetoric.
“They're not eating the dogs in Springfield and they're not going after Adams because of his objections on migrant policy,” said Zephyr Teachout, a professor at Fordham University Law School and progressive former Democratic political candidate. The prosecution’s case was laid out by U.S. Attorney Damian Williams — a Biden appointee who is the first Black attorney to lead New York's vaunted Southern District. Williams has led numerous high-profile prosecutions, recently indicting hip hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, and securing guilty verdicts in cases against billionaire Democratic donor and cryptocurrency fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried along with U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey.
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