PIX Panel discusses historic indictment against Mayor Adams
NEW YORK (PIX11) – History was made in New York City this week when Eric Adams became the city’s first sitting mayor to be indicted on federal charges.
A federal indictment charged Adams with bribery, campaign finance and conspiracy offenses. He is accused of accepting bribes and illegal campaign contributions from foreign sources stemming from his 2021 mayoral campaign. Adams has pleaded not guilty.
PIX11 News reporter James Ford, THE CITY reporter Katie Honan, and John Jay College of Criminal Justice associate professor Susan Kang joined PIX on Politics to discuss the indictment against Adams and what could happen next.
Watch the video player for the full panel.