Morning Jolt: Eric Adams Indictment a Window into Pernicious Foreign Bribery Operations

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September 26 2024

Eric Adams Indictment a Window into Pernicious Foreign Bribery Operations

On the menu today: Prosecutors indicted New York City mayor Eric Adams last night, after a herd of the mayor's top officials ran to the exit doors in recent weeks. (If the mayor wanted a way to distract from last year's decision to give the key to the city to Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, who was recently indicted on sex-trafficking charges, he found a way!) It's just the latest shameful allegation of a U.S. official eagerly signing on for some foreign bribes. Meanwhile, a poll out in Nebraska contends that the usually deep-red state will engage in epic ticket-splitting in November.

Local Government, State, Congress — They're All for Sale

The indictment of New York City mayor Eric Adams doesn't really count as an October surprise because it's not yet October, it's not quite so surprising after the drip-drip-drip of investigation reports and sudden resignations, and it probably won't have much influence on this year's races. (Obviously, it will have a big impact on the city's mayoral race next year.) But there is an ominous parallel between the first indictment of a sitting mayor in New York City history and some other recent allegations and convictions ...

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