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This is CNN Breaking News.

We begin with Breaking News this evening

and the political earthquake that is rocking New York City.

Sources telling CNN that Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted

and at least one federal criminal charge. The indictment is now under seal

so the nature of the charges is unclear as we are sitting here tonight.

But we do know that Mayor Adams has been the center of a corruption investigation for months.

The feds have been looking into possible campaign fundraising violations and foreign influence.

Adams, the former cop turned Democratic mayor, has previously denied any wrongdoing and remains defiant tonight.

I will fight these injustices

with every ounce of my strength and my spirit.

If I'm charged, I know I'm innocent.

I will request an immediate trials

so the New Yorkers can hear the truth. The mayor's administration has been plagued with

resignations as of late, which has led to a steady call for him to step down

even before this has happened. Calls will only grow louder after tonight, of course,

with Adam was now becoming the first sitting New York City mayor

to face criminal federal charges.

Here with me now, CNN Chief Law Enforcement Intelligence

analyst John Miller, CNN Correspondent Gloria Pasmino,

and former Manhattan prosecutor Jeremy Sulland.

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