Legal expert: NYC mayor's charges ‘Not trivial at all’

New York City mayor Eric Adams visited two churches this weekend after pleading not guilty to five federal felony counts including bribery and fraud charges. MSNBC Legal Correspondent Lisa Rubin explains the seriousness of the charges against Adams.



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[alphaomega]

Regrettable. But whether a politician is a Democrat or Republican. If properly CONVICTED by a sworn jury. Off to a long prison sentence. Be it this Democrat Mayor or Trump. Off to prison you BOTH GO.

[powderedtoastfacekillah]

As a New Yorker Adams has been a total EMBARRASSMENT

HE NEEDS TO RESIGN

[pohanahawaii]

🙄 Geez, didn't so many houses and buildings collapsed in Turkey during 2023 earthquake because of the *corruption and shortcuts in their building industry and inspection standard??*

[yesimemoin]

Why would the Turkish government want their consulate in an unsafe building?

[curanderoverde]

Dude guilty AF and probably tons of documentation...Dude is F'd should plead guilty and resign....

[zudorir]

The mayor should know better than to speak against the party. Democrats knew about, and we're fine with his crimes 1 year ago.

What changed?

[OneQueenB]

Trump, Diddy, Adams for prison 2024! So sick of this circus!

[FourDollaRacing]

Diddy can give him the keys to the jail cell....

[Jayzilla-jrfr]

He didn't tow the Dem line and spoke truth to the immigrant burden. They flamed him for it.

[jeanhanner]

I just know that expect they do same for SCOTUS Thomas.. it takes patience to get charges against corruption.. so I will wait patiently.

[JJ-ggxm]

If his charges aren’t trivial Thomas would be apoplectic

[surfntrucks]

Used to love this station until they lied. Kept the truth and ignored facts so they can win. Even at the cost of American citizens.

[millhamcamp]

What I would like to know is why the Department of Justice is investigating a potential $100, 000 supposed misconduct by the Black NYC Mayor and not arresting a former President who had $10, 000, 000 wired to him from a foreign country? Does that make sense? Things that make me go Hhhmm.

[anthonyomisorecanfixit]

For airline tickets That makes no sense, the value doesn’t even show, the tickets are less than $1, 000

[Dan-qtkq]

No one indicts anyone unless there is something there. Same as trump, it’s simple, dint break the law and yiu won’t get indicted.

[ayebing]

Sounds a whole lot like “he refused to do as he was told “ and you wonder why people won’t vote democrat

[rocdamicshowcase]

But Donald Trump took money all the time so what's the problem here

[commonsense]

Well Eric Adams definelty can relate to Trump now as being on the other side of what the democrats are capable of.