With donations to Mayor Adams’ defense trust slowing amid his indictment, who will pay the lawyers?
Mayor Adams’ legal defense trust received less than $100,000 in donations over the past three months, a sharp downturn in fundraising that raises questions about how he’ll be able to afford his high-priced team of lawyers as he faces a federal corruption indictment.
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Mayor Eric Adams raised just $92,500 for his legal defense trust over the third quarter of the year — a slowdown that comes just as the stakes for him and his private attorneys have risen to precipitous heights.
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Mayor Eric Adams has spent nearly all of the $1.8 million in donations to his legal defense fund, and the pace of contributions has nearly stopped.
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Overall, Adams raised $212,416 in the last three months for his 2025 reelection, which POLITICO first reported — making it his slowest fundraising period since he took office, according to a filing with the New York City Campaign Finance Board today.
With donations to NYC Mayor Adams’ defense trust slowing, who will pay the lawyers?
Mayor Eric Adams’ legal defense trust received less than $100,000 in donations over the past three months, a sharp downturn in fundraising that raises questions about how he’ll be able to afford his high-priced team of lawyers as he faces a federal corruption indictment.
Adams’ legal defense fund runs dry, despite help from Dolans
Mayor Eric Adams' latest fundraising for his legal defense trust shows he has nearly exhausted the $1.8 million he raised since last year — not even including the expected legal bills he will get from his new attorney,
Adams' fundraising takes a hit after indictment
NYC Mayor Eric Adams took questions from reporters on Tuesday as new numbers show his fundraising has taken a toll in the wake of his federal indictment. FOX 5 NY's Morgan McKay has the latest.
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