Eric Adams indictment is political retaliation over Biden border criticism, criminal defense attorney claims

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, indicted on federal fraud, bribery and campaign finance charges, says the Justice Department's case against him is "entirely false, based on lies" and comes in response to his criticism of the White House's botched handling of a crisis at the southern border.

While the indictment contains serious allegations that he may have stolen $10 million from taxpayers' pockets, the investigation may have begun as political retaliation, according to David Gelman, a New...