FBI agents this week seized phones and an iPad from New York City Mayor Eric Adams amid an ongoing investigation into his campaign fundraising, a lawyer for the mayor said Friday.
Agents approached Adams after an event Monday night and requested his devices, Boyd Johnson, a lawyer for the mayor’s campaign organization, said in a statement.
“The mayor has been and remains committed to cooperating in this matter,” Johnsons said. “The mayor has not been accused of any wrongdoing and continues to cooperate with the investigation.”
A source familiar with the matter said the mayor handed over two cellphones and an iPad after the event and later turned over additional electronic devices.
News of the mayor’s devices being seized was first reported by The New York Times.
A spokesperson for the FBI’s New York City press office declined to comment.
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