Texas Democrat Rep. Cuellar, wife indicted on bribery charges related ties to Azerbaijan
The possibility of an indictment has known for years
The possibility of an indictment has known for years
Adams faces five federal charges, including bribery
Trump said he will not appear at the arraignment in person, but has authorized his defense team to enter the plea on his behalf.
Prosecutors alleged that in January the mayor hit his daughter multiple times in the head with a broom, causing her to lose consciousness.
Trump said that this action by Smith is an attempt at election interference as the presidential election is just months away.
Adams, a Democrat, is the first sitting mayor of New York City to be indicted.
The Georgia Court of Appeals voted 2 to 1 to disqualify her from the case after a lower court judge previously ruled she could remain if the special prosecutor she hired stepped down, which he did.
The indictment alleges that from 2014-2021, Cuellar and his wife accepted nearly $600,000 in exchange for advancing the interests of the Middle Eastern country Azerbaijan.
The person arrested, Asif Merchant, is being charged for allegedly attempting to commit an act of terrorism and for his alleged role in a murder-for-hire plot
Eleven other Arizona Republicans have also been indicted on the felony charges.