New York City Mayor Eric Adams responded to questions amid an ongoing federal investigation into his 2021 campaign fundraising, including his past contact with the FDNY regarding permit issues for a new building that was set to house the new Turkish consulate.
At Tuesday’s press conference, the mayor kept many of his answers in connection with the criminal investigation limited. Adams insisted that he is cooperating with federal investigators, but he and his chief counsel repeatedly told reporters they were not going to answer questions about why the FBI seized his phones, because they did not want to impede the ongoing criminal investigation.
His chief counsel did say there was no information to suggest Adams is a target of the criminal investigation.
Questions continue to swirl about whether the mayor’s campaign improperly took foreign money from individuals overseas in Turkey – donations that may have been improperly bundled.
The mayor said he does not believe his …