He has resisted calls to resign and said that he will fight the allegations.
He also held a press conference this morning, which was interrupted by a heckler.
ABC News reported this morning that federal agents seized the mayors phone.
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Read the indictment of Mayor Eric Adams.
Public office is a privilege, he added.
The indictment claims that Adams used the straw donors to obtain public matching funds for his 2021 campaign.
At the time, the building would have failed an FDNY inspection, the indictment claims.
He also told an unidentified co-conspirator that he always deleted her messages.
The investigation has been ongoing for some time.
On Nov. 6 of last year, the FBI executed a search warrant on Adams electronic devices.
He claimed that he wanted to assure that staffers didnt delete messages.
He has announced plans to seek reelection next year.
Adams is the first New York mayor to face criminal charges while in office.
House Democrats are seeking to win back the majority.
Like every other New Yorker and American, Eric Adams is entitled to the presumption of innocence.
That principle is central to the administration of justice in the United States of America.
