Just one day after a federal judge dismissed his corruption case, New York City Democratic Mayor Eric Adams announced that he is running for re-election as an independent, skipping the Democratic primary to focus on November’s general election. Adams, who has served as mayor since 2022, said that the months-long corruption case brought against him …
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Just one day after a federal judge dismissed his corruption case, New York City Democratic Mayor Eric Adams announced that he is running for re-election as an independent, skipping the Democratic primary to focus on November’s general election.
Adams, who has served as mayor since 2022, said that the months-long corruption case brought against him “dragged on too long, making it impossible to mount a primary campaign while these false accusations were held over me.” He was indicted on federal charges last September that included accepting payment for overseas travel expenses paid by wealthy Turkish nationals.
