NYC Mayor Eric Adams Indicted (with Barb McQuade)

The Counsel

Some Spider, Inc.

Politics, News

4.6 • 848 Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

New York City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted Wednesday night by federal prosecutors. The bombshell charges include bribery, conspiracy, wire fraud, and soliciting illegal foreign campaign contributions. Elie Honig is joined by former U.S. Attorney Barb McQuade to break down the news. In this excerpt, they break down the strengths and weaknesses of the charges and Adams’s potential defenses. In the full episode, Elie and Barb discuss Barb’s experience prosecuting a corruption case against the former mayor of Detroit and the process by which New York Governor Kathy Hochul could remove Adams from office if he refuses to resign. This episode kicks off a new series of special episodes for members of CAFE Insider. Each week, Insiders will get a second episode of the podcast co-hosted by Elie Honig and other CAFE contributors, Joyce Vance, Asha Rangappa, Barb McQuade, and Rachel Barkow, as well as occasional guests. Each episode will tackle one major legal or policy issue, bringing you all the analysis you need to stay informed in 30 minutes or less. We’ll do this in the coming weeks, so let us know what you think. Write to us at [email protected]. CAFE Insiders click HERE to listen to the full analysis. To become a member of CAFE Insider head to cafe.com/insider. You’ll get access to two full episodes of the podcast each week and other exclusive content. This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey folks, Ellie Honig here. Now, as I'm sure you've already seen, New York City Mayor Eric Adams
0:06.7	was indicted Wednesday night by federal prosecutors from my former office, the Southern District of New York.
0:12.9	These bombshell charges include bribery, conspiracy, wire fraud, and soliciting illegal foreign
0:17.8	campaign contributions. I'm joined by former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan,
0:23.2	Barb McQuaid, to break down everything you need to know about the case.
0:26.6	This is the first episode of a new series of special episodes of Cafe Insider.
0:31.9	Each week, Insiders will get a second episode of the podcast,
0:35.7	where I'll be joined by other cafe contributors, Joyce Vance,
0:38.8	Asher Rangoppa, Barb McQuaid, and Rachel Barkow, as well as other guests. Our plan is to
0:44.7	tackle one major legal or policy issue per episode. We will bring you all the analysis you need
0:50.4	to stay informed in 30 minutes or less, I promise you.
0:54.3	We'll do this in the coming week, so let us know what you think.
0:56.9	Write to us at Letters atcafe.com.
0:59.7	If you're a member of Cafe Insider, head on over to the insider feed, or click the link
1:04.6	in the show notes of this podcast to listen to the full conversation.
1:08.5	People who listen to the council stay here for an excerpt from my discussion with Barb McQuaid.
1:14.7	To become a member of Cafe Insider and get access to not one but two new episodes each week,
1:20.2	head to cafe.com slash insider.
1:22.6	You can try the membership for just $1 for one month.
1:25.7	That's cafe.com slash insider. Now, on to the show.
1:33.8	Okay, I'm going to put you on the spot now about this indictment, and I want a number,
1:37.7	and I'm going to give a number two. On a scale of one to ten, one being a joke of a case,
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