Eric Adams Blames Dyslexia For Failing To Unlock His Cellphone

Throughout his weekly press briefing, New York Metropolis Mayor Eric Adams stated dyslexia was why he couldn’t unlock his cellphone for federal investigators who requested it throughout his donation corruption probe, The New York Day by day Information reported. 

Paperwork from the now-dismissed corruption case reveal Adams used the identical excuse with investigators, however they believed it to be a lie, exhibiting “proof of consciousness of guilt.” “Hey, people, I’m dyslexic. I couldn’t get numbers. That’s a byproduct,” the mayor stated. 

Whereas claiming he “at all times” offers his “numbers” to staffers, paperwork confirmed Adams had some excuses for the whereabouts of his cellphone. In November 2023, Adams instructed investigators that he had left his cellphone in Metropolis Corridor, however GPS knowledge proved in any other case, and Adams didn’t consider that. GPS knowledge confirmed the cellphone was shifting with the mayor throughout his journey from Metropolis Corridor to an space near Washington Sq. Park and north on sixth Avenue. “If somebody acknowledged that I had a cellphone on me based mostly on the GPS knowledge, they’re liars,” the mayor stated. 

“They’re liars. And the GPS knowledge clearly pings to indicate you the place telephones are. They’d the proof.”

He as soon as blamed an aide, saying they took his cellphone, however when the cellphone turned up the following day, Adams instructed the feds he had forgotten the passcode — solely to be revealed he modified it two days earlier, simply earlier than the preliminary Greenwich Village raid. “Location data for Adams’ Private Cell Cellphone is inconsistent with the representations Adams made,” an FBI agent wrote, in response to AM NY.

With greater than 1,700 pages of paperwork launched shortly earlier than Mom’s Day 2025, viewers might see how troublesome it was for investigators to get their arms on Adams’ cellphone and an inside peek of what was forward for the mayor if the case went to trial. Feds have been scheduled to hold out raids simply days earlier than Trump’s Division of Justice stopped the probe.

Adams continues to push that federal investigators have been attempting to “humiliate me, to embarrass me, to show me [sic]” throughout their probe, mentioning that the FBI had plans to grab his telephones on the end line of the 2023 New York Metropolis Marathon, however determined towards it. Adams stated he doesn’t perceive why individuals aren’t taking that into consideration. “I don’t see why nobody is factoring in, they needed to take my telephones on the goddamn marathon, people,” he stated. 

The mayor, who’s up for reelection, additionally highlighted that Manhattan Federal Decide Dale Ho’s, the choose overseeing the case, determination to drop the case is proof that he did nothing mistaken. Nevertheless, after saying his ruling had nothing to do with the fees’ substance, Ho seemingly agreed with accusations that Adams’ legal professional made a “discount” with the DOJ to drop his case, allegedly agreeing to cooperate with the president’s immigration plan in trade for dropping his prices. 

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