Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Home / World / Mamdani team moves to stop New York from represent...
World

Mamdani team moves to stop New York from representing Eric Adams in assault suit

CN
CitrixNews Staff
·
Mamdani team moves to stop New York from representing Eric Adams in assault suit

City lawyers say former mayor is not entitled to public-funded defense over alleged 1993 sexual assault

New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration wants to stop representing Eric Adams in a lawsuit that alleges the former mayor sexually assaulted a woman more than three decades ago, according to a court filing on Tuesday.

The move comes just a few months after Mamdani took office, following a bitter campaign season last year that had the two Democrats taking turns bashing each other in often caustic and personal terms.

Continue reading...

Originally reported by The Guardian