During a press conference on the same day the indictment was made public, the federal prosecutor Damian Williams saying, by NBC NewsAdams said, “Year after year, he kept the public in the dark. He told the public that he had received no gifts, although secretly they were showering him with them.”
But according to Adams himself, who spoke at a news conference shortly after the allegation was made public, the mayor said he was “not surprised” by the investigations into his administration.
“I always knew that if I stood up for New Yorkers, I would become a target, and that is what I became,” she shared during her statement. “If I am charged, I am innocent and I will fight this with every ounce of my strength and spirit.”
He added: “I ask New Yorkers to wait to hear our defense before passing any judgment.”
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