New York City Mayor Eric Adams Pleads Not Guilty To Corruption Charges

The city's controversial mayor was indicted on five federal counts this week.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) pleaded not guilty to federal bribery and wire fraud charges in court on Friday.

Adams became the first New York mayor to face federal charges when the Department of Justice handed down a 57-page, five-count indictment against him that was unsealed on Thursday.

Adams swiftly defended himself, saying in a chaotic press conference on Thursday that the charges were based on “lies” and would not distract him from his job running the city.

“He’s innocent,” an attorney for the mayor, Alex Spiro, said at a press conference on Friday outside a lower Manhattan courthouse after Adams entered his plea and was released.

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