New York City Mayor Eric Adams' office lashed out Sunday against any FBI employee who might have 'improperly leaked details' of a federal corruption probe implicating Hizzoner. This comes in response to the New York Times' reporting that the federal authorities were probing Adams for possibly improperly pressuring New York Fire Department officials into clearing the opening of a Manhattan sky-rise to house the Turkish consulate despite safety concerns about the 35-story building.
FBI PROBES ERIC ADAMS' FOR PRESSURING NYC OFFICIALS INTO OPENING TURKEY'S CONSULATE IN MANHATTAN: REPORT So far, federal law enforcement and prosecutors have not publicly disclosed the subject of the wide-ranging corruption probe, but an FBI search warrant for the Brooklyn home of Adams’ top campaign fundraiser, Brianna Suggs, obtained by the Times reportedly revealed the federal investigation has centered in part around whether Adams' campaign conspired with the Turkish government,...