Investigations Of New York Mayor Are Intensifying

Taegan Goddard, Political Wire
Tue, 09/10/2024 - 3:19am

“When the federal authorities last week seized the phones of top City Hall officials in New York, it was another stunning public move by investigators who had already taken Mayor Eric Adams’s devices, searched his aides’ homes and issued subpoenas to members of the mayor’s staff,” the New York Times reports. “The intensity — and sheer volume — of the federal scrutiny has raised urgent questions about the scope of what federal agents are seeking and how much longer they intend to seek it, especially with the Democratic mayoral primary approaching next year.”

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