Over the weekend, we looked at the story of the FBI investigating potential campaign finance fraud in New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ successful 2021 mayoral run. They went so far as to seize three cellphones and two iPads from the Mayor, returning them later in the week. At issue were a series of donations from Turkey that were allegedly funneled into Adams’ campaign coffers through straw donors. Thus far, that seems to have been the work of top Democratic fundraiser Brianna Suggs, with no indication that Adams was aware of the arrangement. But now, some of the text messages from Adams’ devices show another link to Turkey involving the Mayor’s involvement in the approval of a new Turkish consulate constructed near the United Nations complex. And yet this may turn out to be little more than a wrinkle. (NY Post)Read More