Mayor Adams again insists ‘we follow the rules’ in light of latest reported straw donations to his campaign

Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday said he “follow(s) the rules” in response to a news report that his campaign accepted several new straw donations shortly after a federal judge dismissed his corruption case, which included allegations that his 2021 campaign used similar donations to conceal foreign contributions, at the behest of President Trump’s Justice Department.

Following an unrelated Thursday press conference, Hizzoner gave a brief response to the news site THE CITY’s reporting that his 2025 reelection campaign submitted 17 contributions suspected to have come from straw donors in May for public matching funds.