Indicted New York City mayor adopts familiar defense: He was targeted for his politics
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For months, New York City Mayor Eric Adams — a former cop — refused to criticize the federal authorities investigating his administration. Not anymore.
For months, New York City Mayor Eric Adams — a former cop — refused to criticize the federal authorities investigating his administration.
Not anymore.
The day news of his indictment on corruption charges broke, Adams defiantly suggested, without providing evidence, that U.S. prosecutors had gone after him because he had criticized U.S. President Joe Biden's immigration policies.
“Despite our pleas, when the federal government did nothing as its broken immigration policies overloaded our shelter system with no relief, I put the people of New York before party and politics,” he said. “I always knew that if I stood my ground for all of you, that I would be a target — and a target I became."
The accusation from Adams marked a sharp turn for a retired police captain turned politician, whose commitment to law-and-order has been a calling card during his time in office.
The rhetoric was also similar to that of other politicians who have found themselves facing various accusations.
After he was indicted on corruption charges by the same U.S. attorney prosecuting Adams, former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez blamed his prosecution on “forces behind the scenes” that had “repeatedly attempted to silence my voice.”
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