Ex-Mayor Adams accuses Mamdani admin of playing politics as he seeks taxpayer-funded defense in sex assault suit

Former Mayor Eric Adams accused his successor’s administration of playing politics — as he pushed for taxpayers to foot his legal bills in a lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault three decades ago. The city Law Department filed court papers last month seeking to stop representing Adams in the long-running case, arguing that newly unearthed…

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