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When embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams stepped outside his official residence on the upper east side of Manhattan on Thursday morning flanked by black community leaders – he was met by a wave of fury.
‘You are a disgrace… abuse of power’, shouted an irate man in the crowd.
The chant ‘Resign! Resign! Resign!’ drowned out the speakers.
A grim smile fixed to his face, Adams persevered.
He denied the five federal charges levelled against him in a staggering 57-page indictment: one count of bribery, wire fraud and conspiracy and two counts of soliciting a foreign nation for illegal campaign contributions.