Mayor Eric Adams pleads not guilty to federal charges: Live updates

Journalists and members of the public gathered at the Manhattan federal court today for Eric Adams’s arraignment.

Across the street and in front of the courtroom, there are hundreds of people. Cars are in gridlock, and passersby have stopped to take photos and videos

Many journalists agreed that today’s crowd was larger than the crowd for Donald Trump’s legal proceedings.

Mayor Eric Adams is set to appear in court again on Wednesday before Judge Dale Ho.

At his arraignment on Friday afternoon, prosecutors did not request Adams surrender his passport. However, he is forbidden from having contact with witnesses named in the indictment. Prosecutors will give his attorney, Alex Spiro, a list of those names.

However, because members of his family and staff are named, Adams is permitted to discuss “business or private family matters,” Magistrate Judge Katharine Parker said.

Mayor Eric Adams has officially entered his not-guilty plea to all five federal charges as his arraignment proceeds in Manhattan federal court.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is seated inside Manhattan federal court awaiting his arraignment, which is set to begin any moment.

The New York Times’s Editorial Board has called for New York City Mayor Eric Adams to resign amid his indictment on federal charges.

“The charges against Mr. Adams are serious, including allegations that he misappropriated more than $10 million in public funds for his 2021 campaign,” the Editorial Board wrote.

“The mayor will have his day in court and is entitled to make a vigorous defense, but that does not mean he must force New York City to wait for him to prove his innocence under the law,” the Editorial Board continued. “To serve the city that elected him, Mr. Adams should immediately resign and turn City Hall over to someone untainted by criminal charges and endless investigations.”

The social media message, which was posted in September last year, reads: “He might be the ‘bad boy’ of entertainment, but Sean Combs will forever be a New York City kid who made good.

Eric Adams will be arraigned in Manhattan federal court today at 12 p.m. ET.

Catch up on everything you need to know about the charges he’s facing ahead of the hearing from The Independent’s Justin Rohrlich:

Governor Kathy Hochul has the legal power to remove Eric Adams as mayor of New York City, The New York Times reports.

However, she did not address those powers in a statement on Thursday night about the indictment.

“I expect the mayor to take the next few days to review the situation and find an appropriate path forward to ensure the people of New York City are being well-served by their leaders,” Hochul said, according to the Times. “We must give New Yorkers confidence that there is steady, responsible leadership at every level of government.”