House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is arguing New York City Mayor Eric Adams should not resign despite being federally indicted over allegations of corruption. The Democrat mayor faces charges of allegedly soliciting campaign contributions from foreign nationals connected to the Turkish government before his 2021 run for mayor.
“My view is that Mayor Adams, like every other New Yorker and every other American, is entitled to the presumption of innocence and entitled to a trial by a jury of his peers who will ultimately determine his fate within the legal system,” Jeffries argued.
“At the same time, it’s important for Mayor Adams to articulate to New Yorkers in a compelling way a plan and a path forward to ensure that the city is continuing to function and run in a manner that meets the needs of everyday New Yorkers and in a manner that New York City, which we believe is the greatest city in the world, deserves,” he added.
Adams previously praised the Biden-Harris government for halting border wall construction and vowed New York City would remain a sanctuary city. However, he began criticizing open borders as the migrant crisis worsened, saying it would “destroy” his city.
Adams says the charges against him are false, suggesting the Biden-Harris Justice Department is targeting him for publicly accusing “the federal government [of doing] nothing as its broken immigration policies overloaded our shelter system with no relief.”
