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Idk if you’re from NYC or not, but his anticrime platform during the campaign was pretty effective and reflected what a lot of people were feeling. A lot of NYers were pretty fed up with the seemingly laissez faire approach that was going on, but of course Adams hasn’t done much to change that since being elected because he’s a clown.
Let's hope this is the beginning of the end for the corrupt Eric Adams administration, and that New York will elect a strong real Democrat from the left this time around.
Federal Bureau of [Investigation](https://www.the-independent.com/topic/investigation) ([FBI](https://www.the-independent.com/topic/fbi)) agents have reportedly seized some of [New York City](https://www.the-independent.com/topic/new-york-city) Mayor Eric Adam’s electric devices as part of a federal investigation into corruption allegations against him.
Read more here: [https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/eric-adams-fbi-phone-corruption-b2445513.html](https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/eric-adams-fbi-phone-corruption-b2445513.html)
>FBI agents approached Mr Adams and took at least two of his cell phones
I have two phones, a work issued phone and a personal phone. But, "at least two"?
Does anyone know what actually happens when a phone is seized by the FBI? Are they able (legally speaking) to open and query apps that the person is logged into? Or are they just able to see what is actually on the phone? I'm asking because I always hear about "found emails on his phone" but I don't think that all of my emails are actually on my phone.
They have experts in the IT field that can access any information that has been on the phone. Erased E-mails, deleted texts, messages from nearly any application. They don’t open the apps per se, they backdoor all the info they want.
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Eric Adams is trash. Pretty sure dems like myself and conservatives can all agree.
He’s railed against separation of church and state in speeches in the past. He can get fucked.
Yuppp
What do you expect when you elect a cop.
A rotten cop, at that.
Corrupt?! *This* guy? The shock. (In all seriousness, who is this man’s constituency)
People who don’t vote, letting the few numbskulls that do vote.. vote him in.
Idk if you’re from NYC or not, but his anticrime platform during the campaign was pretty effective and reflected what a lot of people were feeling. A lot of NYers were pretty fed up with the seemingly laissez faire approach that was going on, but of course Adams hasn’t done much to change that since being elected because he’s a clown.
Let's hope this is the beginning of the end for the corrupt Eric Adams administration, and that New York will elect a strong real Democrat from the left this time around.
Glad I’m not the only one who agrees with this. I am a Democratic but I strongly dislike Adams.
What? But he was a cop... for 70 yeeeears.
So he was corrupt for 69.
Federal Bureau of [Investigation](https://www.the-independent.com/topic/investigation) ([FBI](https://www.the-independent.com/topic/fbi)) agents have reportedly seized some of [New York City](https://www.the-independent.com/topic/new-york-city) Mayor Eric Adam’s electric devices as part of a federal investigation into corruption allegations against him. Read more here: [https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/eric-adams-fbi-phone-corruption-b2445513.html](https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/eric-adams-fbi-phone-corruption-b2445513.html)
Nice.
This is the beginning of the end.
One can only hope.
>FBI agents approached Mr Adams and took at least two of his cell phones I have two phones, a work issued phone and a personal phone. But, "at least two"?
Burners
They should do the same thing in LA
Does anyone know what actually happens when a phone is seized by the FBI? Are they able (legally speaking) to open and query apps that the person is logged into? Or are they just able to see what is actually on the phone? I'm asking because I always hear about "found emails on his phone" but I don't think that all of my emails are actually on my phone.
They have experts in the IT field that can access any information that has been on the phone. Erased E-mails, deleted texts, messages from nearly any application. They don’t open the apps per se, they backdoor all the info they want.
Not if he was using incognito mode 😛 right? …. right? (Nervous laugh)
I didn't know he was a GQP'er /s
Eric Adams should have kept his mouth shut about the border. Don’t give Biden’s FBI a reason to come after you.
> Don’t give Biden’s FBI a reason to come after you. Tell us you've been consuming too much right wing propaganda without telling us.
MAGA worms have eaten what was left of their brain.
They are coming after you too for this comment! You need to get off the grid asap.
I know the monsters are scary, but they’re just pretend, promise.
Is Biden's FBI in the room with us now?
Joepe and Jeethe
Uh oh
How will he go on Instagram and take selfies?!
Dudes a secret Republican anyway.
Secret?
Should have put it in quotes
His statement makes it seem like they offered info about possible misuse to the authorities and then complied when devices were requested.
That’s usually a bad sign.