Inside Eric Adams’ ‘clumsy’ attempt to hinder foreign bribery probe
Politics tamfitronics As federal investigations swirled around Eric Adams over the past year, the New York City mayor stuck to a familiar script.“As a former member of law enforcement, I expect all members of my staff to follow the law and fully cooperate with any sort of investigation — and I will continue to do exactly that,” he said on Nov. 9, 2023.Three days later, Adams sounded a similar refrain: “I have not been accused of wrongdoing, and I will continue to cooperate with investigators.”And this past August, as the drumbeat of investigations grew louder, the mayor said: “We’re not going to interfere with the process. We’re going to cooperate with the process.”But the federal indictment unsealed Thursday tells a different story. Adams and his staffers didn’t fully cooperate with federal investigators — they conspired...
