Political analysts say corruption probe into Mayor Eric Adams could lead to re-election challenges

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Political analysts say corruption probe into Mayor Eric Adams could lead to re-election challenges
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Last week's raid on the Brooklyn home of his chief fundraiser has started to get the buzzards circling.

NEW YORK -- The federal corruption probe into whether Mayor Eric Adams received illegal foreign campaign donations from Turkey could open the door for a primary challenge when he seeks re-election in 2025.Neither Adams nor anyone else in his campaign has been charged with anything, but if the raid on the home of his chief fundraiser did one thing it was to get the buzzards circling, hoping they might have a chance to take him out.

READ MORE: Mayor Eric Adams' election campaign announces its own investigation into contributionsWhen FBI agents raided the Crown Heights, Brooklyn home of chief fundraiser Brianna Suggs, they were looking for information about contributions made by KSK Construction, a Williamsburg company with ties to Turkey, and Bay Atlantic University, a small college in Washington that also has ties to Turkey and to the mayor.

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