A former federal prosecutor who led the last major takedown of a big city mayor on corruption charges says embattled Big Apple boss Eric Adams is following an aggressive defense tactic he may have learned from former President Donald Trump.
"It appears like the Adams defense team is taking lessons from the former president about how best to litigate against the government," Mark Chutkow, a former federal prosecutor who led the public corruption case against former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick a decade ago.