The Washington Post, October 2024
Mayor Eric Adams has launched a forceful pair of challenges to his indictment on bribery, wire fraud and illegal campaign donation charges, hanging a request to dismiss parts of the case on a recent Supreme Court ruling that dilutes what prosecutors can consider public corruption. The dismissal motions could be discussed on Wednesday when the mayor makes his first court appearance in front of U.S. District Judge Dale Ho, who will be overseeing the case in Manhattan federal court.
Adams— the first New York mayor in modern history to be indicted while serving —pleaded not guilty last week. He adamantly maintains that he is innocent and has resisted calls to step down from his position. (In 1872, Mayor A. Oakey Hall was charged with neglecting his official duties, the New York Times reported Saturday.)
