New York City Mayor Eric Adams has abandoned his campaign for reelection.
The mayor's lawyers accused prosecutors of leaking grand jury material and other sensitive information in "brazen violations" of the rules.
"Congressmen get upgrades, they get corner suites, they get better tables at restaurants, they get free appetizers, they have their iced tea filled up," his attorney, Alex Spiro, said at a subsequent news conference. "Courtesies to politicians are not federal crimes."
The federal investigations into the Adams administration first emerged publicly on Nov. 2, 2023, when FBI agents conducted an early morning raid on the Brooklyn home of Adams' chief fundraiser, Brianna Suggs.
New York Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted by a federal grand jury, according to sources familiar with the matter.
New York City officials say they are seeing a rise in sicknesses from rat urine -- and if left untreated, it can cause kidney failure and liver damage.
