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    Suited-up feds search Gracie Mansion after Eric Adams becomes first indicted NYC mayor

    By Georgett Roberts, Emily Crane,

    17 hours ago

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    Nearly a dozen suited-up federal agents arrived at Eric Adams’ mayoral home, Gracie Mansion, first thing Thursday to search his official residence — just hours after Hizzoner became the first Big Apple mayor to be indicted in a federal probe.

    The men and women, who were all clad in business attire, filed into the mansion shortly before 6 a.m. hauling briefcases and large bags.

    At least two SUVs spotted at the mansion had “Federal Law Enforcement” parking placards displayed on their dashboards.

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    Nearly a dozen suited-up men and women were spotted arriving at Gracie Mansion early Thursday. Kevin C Downs forThe New York Post

    Another black SUV that was spotted pulling into the property under the cover of darkness appeared to be a prisoner transportation vehicle, with a steel partition separating the front and back seats clearly visible, photos taken by The Post show.

    Adams’ high-profile attorney, Alex Spiro, blasted the search as a “spectacle.”

    “Federal agents appeared this morning at Gracie Mansion in an effort to create a spectacle (again) and take Mayor Adams’ phone (again),” Spiro said in a statement to The Post.

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    “He has not been arrested and looks forward to his day in court.”

    Spiro added that the feds took a phone though “we would have happily turned it in.”

    Barricades were quickly erected outside the mayor’s home by the NYPD late Wednesday after news dropped that Adams has been indicted by a grand jury on charges connected to a federal probe.

    The indictment, which is the first against a sitting New York City mayor, is expected to be unsealed Thursday by US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams, according to sources.

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    A black SUV, which appeared to be a prisoner transportation vehicle, was spotted pulling into the property under the cover of darkness. Kevin C Downs forThe New York Post

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    “I hope whatever they have is compelling because their credibility is on the line now,” said one source close to the mayor.

    Despite the law enforcement presence outside Gracie Mansion, Adams wasn’t expected to surrender to authorities until early next week, the sources added.

    The details of the historic indictment were still unclear early Thursday, but it is believed to be connected to allegations of the Turkish government illegally funneling money into his mayoral campaign in exchange for approval of the Turkish Consulate in Manhattan, per sources.

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    The men and women, who were all clad in business attire, filed into the mansion shortly before 6 a.m. hauling briefcases and bags. Kevin C Downs forThe New York Post

    Meanwhile, a defiant Adams — who has long denied any wrongdoing — argued that he’d become a victim of political persecution.

    “I always knew that if I stood my ground for New Yorkers that I would be a target — and a target I became,” he said.

    “If I am charged, I am innocent, and I will fight this with every ounce of my strength and spirit.”

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    In a follow-up video statement, Adams added that he wouldn’t step down and pledged to “fight these injustices with every ounce of my strength and spirit.”

    “I will request an immediate trial so that New Yorkers can hear the truth. New Yorkers know my story. They know where I come from. I have been fighting injustice my entire life,” he continued.

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    The arrival of the feds came just hours after Hizzoner became the first Big Apple mayor to be indicted in a federal probe. Kevin C Downs forThe New York Post
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    A defiant Adams — who has long denied any wrongdoing — made clear he wasn’t going anywhere in the wake of the indictment. Mayor's Office

    “That fight has continued as your mayor. Despite our pleas, when the federal government did nothing as its broken immigration policies overloaded our shelter system with no relief, I put the people of New York before party and politics.”

    Sources close to Adams said Thursday that the mayor has been receiving abundant support behind the scenes.

    A rep for the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, which is prosecuting the case, has so far declined to comment on the indictment.

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