It's the Brian Larry Show on WNYC.

Good morning again, everyone.

As we continue to follow the breaking news of the indictment of Mayor Eric Adams this morning.

Again, we thank the mayor.

We were told that the mayor is going to speak to reporters imminently. And as Tiffany was just

telling you, the U.S. attorney has scheduled an 1130 news conference to describe the indictment

and take reporters' questions. But the indictment now has been released.

I have the text.

The top line would be that he has been indicted on federal charges of bribery,

fraud, and soliciting, soliciting illegal foreign campaign contributions.

We're going to bring on our next guest in just a couple of minutes, State Senator John Liu of Queens. But I thought before we do that, I would just read

some of the text of the actual indictment as it's been released. So I'm going to read just from the

very start of it, and it actually

starts a decade ago. It says in 2014, Eric Adams, the defendant, became Brooklyn Borough President.

Thereafter, for nearly a decade, Adam sought and accepted improper valuable benefits,

such as luxury international travel,

including from wealthy foreign business people and at least one Turkish government official seeking to gain influence over him. By 2018, Adams, who had by then made known his plans to run for mayor of New York City,

not only accepted but sought illegal campaign contributions to his 2021 mayoral campaign,

as well as other things of value from foreign nationals.

As Adams' prominence and power grew, his foreign national benefactors sought to cash in on their corrupt relationships with him,

particularly when in 2021 it became clear that Adams would become New York City's mayor.

It continues, Adams agreed, providing favorable treatment in exchange for the illicit benefits he received.

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