“I’ve had to face these lies for months … and yet the city has continued to improve,” Adams said. “Make no mistake. You elected me to lead this city and I will lead it.”

Federal investigations into his administration first came to public attention on November 2, 2023, when FBI agents raided the Brooklyn home of Adams’ chief fundraiser, Brianna Suggs, in the early morning hours.

At the time, Adams insisted he was following the law and said he would be “shocked” if anyone on his campaign team had acted illegally. “I can’t tell you how many times I start every day by telling my team that we have to follow the law,” he told reporters at the time.

Days later, FBI agents seized the mayor’s phones and iPad as he left an event in Manhattan. The interaction was disclosed several days later by the mayor’s attorney.

Then, on September 4, federal investigators seized electronic devices inside and outside City Hall belonging to the police chief, the schools chancellor, the deputy mayor for public safety, the first deputy mayor and other Adams confidants.

Federal prosecutors declined to comment on the investigation, but people familiar with elements of the cases described several separate investigations involving high-ranking Adams associates and their relatives, campaign fundraising and possible interference with police and fire departments.