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Give Eric Adams some credit: He put his back into this one. Once the mayor of New York was indicted on bribery and conspiracy charges, the man and his legal team worked overtime to get President Donald Trump to somehow overturn the case. Adams was indicted in late September for …

When a judge was ready to sentence R. Kelly for sexually exploiting children, Breon Peace, the federal government’s top prosecutor in Brooklyn, was in the courtroom’s front row. Peace, who oversees more than 160 attorneys and many times that number of cases, can’t go to many hearings personally. This one …

Donald Trump gave his first major press conference since winning the November election at Mar-a-Lago on Monday morning. The president-elect answered questions from reporters for more than an hour, reiterating and expanding on some of his most notorious campaign promises, including his plans to implement widespread tariffs and carry out …

He’s pushed Donald Trump’s talking points, defended him against Hitler comparisons, and even met up with Trump briefly at ringside at an ultimate fighting brawl. Embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams sure seems to be looking to get on friendly footing with the president-elect; many observers believe it’s part …

Sabrina Carpenter brought up her potential role in the recent indictment of New York mayor Eric Adams last night during her concert at Madison Square Garden. Speaking to the cheering audience, Carpenter recognized the speculation, saying, “Damn, what now?Should we talk about how I got the mayor indicted, or…” Rumors …

SNL‘s Weekend Update addressed the assassination attempt of Donald Trump in July, as well as the more recent indictments of New York City Mayor Eric Adams and rapper Sean Combs. Co-anchor Colin Jost first called attention to how Trump earlier in the day delivered his latest smear against Vice President …

Even before he was federally indicted on charges of bribery, wire fraud, and soliciting campaign contributions from a foreign national, New York mayor Eric Adams had his share of WTF moments. There was the time he was asked what made New York special and he answered, bizarrely, “This is a …

Eric Adams wanted to see the world, to see it in style. But he wasn’t a rich man, just a former cop and rising politician in a largely ceremonial job, Brooklyn Borough President. Luckily for him, there were a number of benefactors who federal prosecutors say were ready to help …

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted on federal criminal charges, becoming the first mayor of the city to be charged with criminal offenses while in office. Members of the FBI raided Gracie Mansion — the official residence of the mayor — early Thursday morning. Adams made clear …

Prosecutors in the Southern District of New York have charged NYC Mayor Eric Adams with five counts related to an alleged campaign corruption scheme. An unsealed indictment charges Adams with five counts: bribery; solicitation of a contribution by a foreign national (two counts); wire fraud; and conspiracy to commit wire …