Mayor Adams Claims FBI Plotted to Seize Phones at NYC Marathon to Embarrass Him

FBI Investigation and Phone Seizure

• 🏙️ Mayor Eric Adams felt deeply offended and humiliated by the now-dismissed corruption case against him.
• 📱 He revealed that the FBI had allegedly plotted to seize his phones at the 2023 New York City Marathon, a global event, with the intent to embarrass him.
• 📍 While the FBI did not seize his phones at the marathon, they obtained a warrant and took his phones the following day from his car outside NYU, an act Adams described as equally humiliating.

Meeting with President Trump

• 🤝 The investigation's dismissal preceded Mayor Adams' first face-to-face meeting with President Trump since the case was dropped.
• ✈️ Adams traveled to Washington D.C. to meet Trump, an event he emphasized repeatedly on social media.
• ❓ There are conflicting accounts of the meeting's purpose, with Adams stating he went to say thank you and discuss infrastructure and wind farms, while Trump suggested Adams was there solely to express gratitude.

Additional Investigation Details

• 🏡 Newly unsealed records from the investigation, totaling roughly 2,000 pages, revealed other aspects of the probe.
• 👩‍⚖️ One warrant sought access to a condo in New Jersey owned by Adams' girlfriend, Tracy Collins, suggesting she was also under scrutiny.