Eric Adams on Thursday morning said he will not resign as New York City mayor despite being federal indicted. The Democrat has been charged with five criminal counts, including bribery and wire fraud.
“From here, my attorneys will take care of the case so I can take care of the city. My day-to-day will not change,” the mayor said at a press conference outside Gracie Mansion. “I will continue to do the job for 8.3 million New Yorkers that I was elected to do.”
“And the 300,000-plus employees of our city government will continue to do their jobs because this is what we do as New Yorkers,” Adams continued. “It’s an insult to the hard-working people of this city that anyone would say that they won't do their jobs while this case proceeds in the background.”
“It’s an unfortunate day and it’s a painful day,” the former police captain added. “But inside of all of that, it’s a day where we will finally reveal why for 10 months I have gone through this. And I look forward to defending myself and defending the people of this city, as I’ve done throughout my entire professional career.”
