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Adams as fitting a pattern of political lawfare against opponents of the Democratic Party. Adams himself appeared to blame the indictment on his willingness to cross the Democratic Party with criticism of the border crisis, calling himself a “target” of the DOJ on Wednesday.
“It is interesting that most of these charges are eight years old. Why weren’t they prosecuted and done then? Because the Democrats needed to have him win an election,” Rep. Claudia Tenney Adams drew the ire of some fellow Democrats when he began speaking out last year against the Biden-Harris administration’s immigration policies amid a massive influx of migrants to New York City.as it struggled to manage the consequences of the Biden-Harris border crisis.
“New Yorkers know my story. They know where I come from. I have been fighting injustice my entire life,” Adams said. But Republican critics have raised concerns about the timing of the criminal investigation into Adams and his inner circle, which appeared to begin around the time his immigration criticism generated national headlines. the timing was an “interest” of his in light of the mayor’s commentary at the time about Biden’s immigration policies.Other Republican media commentators connected Adams’s defiance of Democrats and his indictment more closely.
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams, speaks at a news conference detailing an indictment against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, in New York City.
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