For the first time in New York history, federal prosecutors have indicted the city’s sitting mayor, accusing him of accepting illegal campaign donations and luxury gifts in return for political favors.

Emma Fitzsimmons, the City Hall bureau chief for The Times, discusses the rise and fall of Mayor Eric Adams.

Guest: Emma G. Fitzsimmons, the City Hall bureau chief for The New York Times.

Background reading:

The indictment plunges Mr. Adams’s embattled administration further into chaos just months before he is set to face challengers in a hotly contested primary.
Here are the two ways Mr. Adams could be forced from office.

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