New York City Mayor Eric Adams laughed off a question about FBI seizures at an unrelated press conference on Monday, a week after federal agents quietly seized phones and an iPad from the Democratic mayor as part of the bureau's ongoing corruption probe related to politics in the nation's largest and most prominent city.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams laughed off a question about FBI seizures at an unrelated press conference on Monday, a week after federal agents quietly seized phones and an iPad from the Democratic mayor as part of the bureau's ongoing corruption probe related to politics in the nation's largest and most prominent city. Adams held a press conference at 6 East River Piers to make what City Hall billed as a major transportation announcement.
As the mayor wrapped up the portion of the event where he took questions from the media, one reporter asked Adams, 'Has anyone else on your team had their phone seized by the FBI?' A member of Adams' team appeared to scold the reporter off camera about the off-topic question, and the mayor soon laughed and interjected, 'We're talking about helicopters.
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