New York City Mayor Eric Adams is expected back in court Friday afternoon as his attorney seeks to get the bribery charge against him dismissed.
NEW YORK -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams is expected back in court Friday afternoon as his attorney seeks to get the bribery charge against him dismissed. They are also expected to discuss a potential trial date. Adams' attorney Alex Spiro has claimed the bribery charge is 'not a real case.
Spiro has argued that accepting travel benefits like travel upgrades does not meet the legal definition of bribery, and that prosecutors should've known that. 'Courtesies to politicians are not federal crimes,' Spiro previously said.He has also criticized prosecutors for referencing events that happened while Adams was Brooklyn borough president and for leaking stories about the case to the media.
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