The investigations surrounding the Adams’ administration first became known in November 2023, when federal agents searched the home of Brianna Suggs, his chief fundraiser. The New York Times reported that the probe was tied to the mayor’s campaign connections with Turkey. The FBI also seized Adams’ phone and tablet.

President-elect Donald Trump's choice of Jay Clayton as the lead federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York provided an early answer to a question that's simmering in the city’s political and legal circles: Would Trump put a political firebrand in charge of the famously independent Manhattan office that’s prosecuting Mayor Eric Adams?

A former aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams is discussing a possible plea deal with federal prosecutors following his arrest last month on charges of witness tampering and destroying evidence.