Federally indicted Mayor Eric Adams jokingly compared himself to Hunter Biden on Tuesday and crowed Controversial pardon by the President to his son This proves that the Justice Department has been politicized.
Like a political prop comic, Adams pulled out a copy of The New York Times from his lectern during his weekly off-topic news conference so he could not make a joke.
The front page of The Gray Lady included a line that President Biden and President-elect Donald Trump now both agree “The Biden Justice Department has been politicized,
“Does that look familiar?” Adams asked reporters comically. “I rest my case.”
Visibly excited, Adams began boasting about the alleged unfairness of his unprecedented criminal case and his lawyers’ instructions to remain silent until the federal court process began.
Adams, who has pleaded not guilty, compared himself to Muhammad Ali’s classic “Esquire” cover Illustration of a boxer trapped by arrows.
“I’m just a fighter,” he said.
“I believe in fighting for my rights. And this is the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my entire life, this attack,” Adams continued. “And I have to remain silent and I can’t answer and defend myself. This is the hardest thing.”
Federal prosecutors argue that Adams took bribes in the form of luxury travel perks and defrauded taxpayers out of $10 million in campaign matching funds.
Many in Adams’ camp believe the election of Trump, who has vocally said that the prosecution of a mayor who has spoken out on immigrants is political persecution, would be a boon to his defense and revive his faltering political career. Will help.
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