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Mayor Adams dismisses questions over his $3 million legal debt: ‘Why are you asking me?’

By Ethan Stark-Miller Posted on April 17, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams swatted away questions on Thursday over this week’s revelation that he is $3 million in debt to the criminal defense lawyers who helped him beat his now-dismissed federal corruption case.

During his weekly City Hall news conference on April 17, Hizzoner appeared incredulous that a reporter bothered to ask about his massive debts to the white shoe law firms Quinn Emanuel and WilmerHale incurred over the past year and a half.

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Mayor Adams dismisses questions over his $3 million legal debt: ‘Why are you asking me?’

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