# NYC Mayor Eric Adams indicted on federal charges, says NYT **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [September 26, 2024, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-indicted-on-federal-charges-says-nyt/1007729 "2024-09-26T02:17:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-indicted-on-federal-charges-says-nyt/1007729/121 "2025-02-24T11:26:20Z")
I think that’s giving Luigi too much credit. He’s just a guy. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-indicted-on-federal-charges-says-nyt/1007729/122 "2025-02-24T17:29:36Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > He’s just a guy. Luigi’s just this guy, you know? ---
**Author:** ![Daithi\_Lacha](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daithi_lacha/32/5430_2.png) [@Daithi\_Lacha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daithi_Lacha)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-indicted-on-federal-charges-says-nyt/1007729/123 "2025-02-24T22:09:49Z")
But does he know where his towel is? ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-indicted-on-federal-charges-says-nyt/1007729/124 "2025-02-25T07:42:57Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Is it possible that Mangione has something on him, and he’s deliberately trying to cause a mistrial I think it’s more likely that he’s just stupid. Lower on the list is that he thinks if he tanks this case by deliberate incompetence, all the people who like Luigi will flock to support him in his legal troubles, because he fundamentally doesn’t understand why people hate him, but love Luigi. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2025, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-indicted-on-federal-charges-says-nyt/1007729/125 "2025-03-01T18:23:39Z")
> **[Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo launches political comeback with a run for New York...](https://apnews.com/article/cuomo-mayor-new-york-city-mayor-1ed3ebb2c60acd53bb49bb5ee9921890)** > > Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced he is running for mayor of New York City. The Democrat’s entry into the race Saturday relaunches his political career following a yearslong exile over a barrage of sexual harassment accusations. So: Adams and bribery or Cuomo and sexual harrassment? Or will one of the minor candidates develop major support? ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2025, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-indicted-on-federal-charges-says-nyt/1007729/126 "2025-03-01T23:39:11Z")
Cuomo is going to be the pick of the neoliberal establishment Democrats who see their first and foremost responsibility as being to coddle the donor class. Hopefully New Yorkers are less forgiving than Jeffries and Schumer are. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2025, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-indicted-on-federal-charges-says-nyt/1007729/127 "2025-04-02T14:35:29Z")
And the case against Eric Adams is done: [**[NPR] Federal judge drops corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams**](https://www.npr.org/2025/04/02/g-s1-57386/judge-new-york-eric-adams) > [@](#): > > A federal judge on Wednesday formally dismissed the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, granting the controversial request from the Justice Department that generated a public outcry and spurred the largest mass resignation of senior federal prosecutors in decades. > > The order from U.S. Judge Dale Ho brings an end to the case against Adams, who had pleaded not guilty to conspiracy, bribery, wire fraud and other charges following his indictment last year. > > Ho said he was dismissing the case with prejudice, meaning the government could not bring the charges again later — contrary to the Justice Department’s request to dismiss the case without prejudice. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2025, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-indicted-on-federal-charges-says-nyt/1007729/128 "2025-04-02T17:48:04Z")
Ugh, why _with_ prejudice? Hmm. Maybe so Trump can’t keep pulling Adams’s strings, and then reindict him if he doesn’t cooperate. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2025, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-indicted-on-federal-charges-says-nyt/1007729/129 "2025-04-02T20:10:05Z")
The judge seems to be explicitly saying it’s for that reason. [![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:353gzbhcjbznfxegvayffqek/bafkreiath7n364qb75r5bk24jipoauvbcg5cbguzpizvcrnyyqzgl3xw5y@jpeg) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:353gzbhcjbznfxegvayffqek/bafkreiath7n364qb75r5bk24jipoauvbcg5cbguzpizvcrnyyqzgl3xw5y@jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2025, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-indicted-on-federal-charges-says-nyt/1007729/130 "2025-04-02T20:25:27Z")
Ah, right you are. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2025, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-indicted-on-federal-charges-says-nyt/1007729/131 "2025-04-03T14:00:26Z")
Since the polls for the Democratic primary weren’t looking too good: > **[Eric Adams announces he will run as independent in New York mayoral race](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/eric-adams-announces-will-run-independent-new-york-mayoral-race-rcna199448)** > > The embattled mayor's announcement comes after corruption charges against him were permanently dismissed by a judge on Wednesday. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2025, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-indicted-on-federal-charges-says-nyt/1007729/132 "2025-04-03T14:14:23Z")
That would be an interesting way to get a Republican mayor. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2025, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-indicted-on-federal-charges-says-nyt/1007729/133 "2025-04-09T19:27:34Z")
Just gotta say: Fer cryin’ out loud, NYC Republicans, run a _real_ candidate this time. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2025, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-indicted-on-federal-charges-says-nyt/1007729/134 "2025-04-09T23:08:11Z")
It’s remarkable that the NYC republicans managed to find a candidate (Sliwa) who’s worse than both Adams and Cuomo. A Bloomberg type would have had a real shot this go round. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2025, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-indicted-on-federal-charges-says-nyt/1007729/135 "2025-04-10T09:53:29Z")
I dunno - I think Jojo Siwa would make a great mayor. Oh wait - you said _Sliwa_. Yeah, he’s a jerk. ---
**Author:** ![OldOlds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a3d4f5/32.png) [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2025, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-indicted-on-federal-charges-says-nyt/1007729/136 "2025-04-10T12:28:16Z")
I don’t know much about the GOP candidate you mention, but this is all related to the way MAGA has taken over the GOP. We saw it here in Massachusetts. Governor Baker (R) would have sailed to victory in the general, but he knew he’d lose the primary to a MAGA candidate who would of course then have no chance in the general. I don’t understand why the GOP can’t understand that it needs to enlarge its tent to include more moderates in the more blue states to have any chance there. Seems pretty obvious. ---
**Author:** ![doreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/858c86/32.png) [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2025, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-indicted-on-federal-charges-says-nyt/1007729/137 "2025-04-10T13:21:34Z")
> [@OldOlds](#): > > I don’t understand why the GOP can’t understand that it needs to enlarge its tent to include more moderates in the more blue states to have any chance there. Seems pretty obvious. I can’t speak about other places - but a Republican in NYC is probably a Democrat in most other places. They are already pretty moderate. Last time around Sliwa ( a non-Trump supporter) beat Fernando Mateo ( a Trump supporter) for the Republican primary. Sliwa didn’t lose because he’s MAGA- he lost maybe partly because he’s Republican but mostly because of his history. (which includes living in a studio apartment with 15 or so cats) ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2025, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-indicted-on-federal-charges-says-nyt/1007729/138 "2025-04-10T14:32:25Z")
> [@OldOlds](#): > > I don’t understand why the GOP can’t understand that it needs to enlarge its tent to include more moderates in the more blue states to have any chance there. Seems pretty obvious. Since they are ruling the country without those blue states they don’t see much need to change. You may as well ask why the Ds aren’t lurching aggressively rightward to capture that elusive and ever-moving “center” that’s far to the right of where they are now. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-indicted-on-federal-charges-says-nyt/1007729.md?page=6)