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That this indictment was coming and would be Unsealed Today. We expect him to take that podium any moment now, but im going to hand off to jose diazbalart, who picks up our breaking News Coverage right now. Good morning, 11 00 a. M. Eastern, 8 00 a. M. Pacific. All eyes are on new York City where mayor Eric Adams could speak at any moment. Just after Federal Prosecutors unsealed an indictment charging him with bribery, Wire Fraud, and many other charges. Federal prosecutors are scheduled to hold a News Conference later this hour as well. Were going to, of course, bring you all these remarks when they occur, but youre seeing there that dais has been set up right outside where were going to be hearing from the mayor of new York City any moment now. Adams is the first mayor in modern new York City history to be charged while in office. The indictment was unsealed hours after the Mayors Attorney said Fbi Agents went to the mayors residence, Gracy Mansion, to take the mayors phone. With us
and gave testimony privately. and he lied about what he was doing in terms of representing ukraine in the straw contributions. now this is key. because adam schiff and others have asked for investigation of witnesses who come before the committee investigating the trump russia scandal on the basis of lying to congress. which is a crime whether you are sworn or not. they raised questions about donald trump jr.s testimony. roger stone and eric prince and others. if we re going to get federal prosecutors looking at the testimony given to the committees and looking for instances of lying, it could open up a whole new horizon for the mueller probe. this points to a pattern i think we have seen with the question of the mueller investigation. the russia investigation. there will be new developments that emerge to the sort of the lamen public 6789 people like me. that come out of nowhere and