The FBI-seized communications of New York City Mayor Eric Adams might contain evidence of a pay-for-play campaign finance scheme where Adams allegedly admits to helping fast-tracking a new Turkish government headquarters in Manhattan, according to reports.
The texts from September 2021 when Adams was running as the Democrat nominee for mayor were exchanged with Turkish Consul General Reyhan Özgür and then-FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro, sources told the New York Post.
Adams reportedly texted Nigro about why the "temporary certificate of occupancy" had yet to be approved after Özgür sought Adams' assistance, and the sources viewing the texts note there were no orders given from Adams, the then-Brooklyn borough president. The seizure of the devices, first reported by the Times, came four days after federal agents searched the Brooklyn home of Adams' top campaign fundraiser Brianna Suggs. That search prompted the mayor to cancel a planned trip to meet with White House officials in Washington and instead return to New York."After learning of the federal investigation, it was discovered that an individual had recently acted improperly," Adams' attorney Boyd Johnson said in a Friday statement.
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