A top adviser to New York Mayor Eric Adams abruptly resigned Sunday amid a federal investigation into a corruption and bribery charge against Adams.
As part of the investigation, her phones were seized and her home searched. She released a lengthy statement about her departure at the same time of Adams on Sunday, she said she plans to spend more time with her family.
“To my political partner, brother and friend, Mayor Eric Adams: I thank you for seeking me out way back in 2004 and asking me to lead your campaign for Senate. I thank you for seeing things in me that I did not have seen in myself,” said Lewis-Martin.
“I am humbly grateful to you for encouraging me to be my authentic self and for having my back through tough times. As you would say, this has been a good ride; I will use the author’s license and say this is a It’s been a great journey.” drive,” she added.
New York Mayor Eric Adams speaks to reporters after a press conference in New York on Monday, September 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, file)
Adams’ statement reflected his assistant’s friendly tone.
“Ingrid has not only been a friend, a confidante and a trusted advisor, but also a sister. We have always talked about when this day would come, and although we have planned for it for a long time, it is still difficult to realize that to wit, Ingrid won’t be next door every day,” Adams said.
“I, and every New Yorker, owe her a debt of gratitude for her decades of service to our city. While she may spend much more time with her granddaughter, I know Ingrid will still remain involved in moving our city forward. sidelines as she continues to advocate for our government and our city,” he added.
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The announcement comes just days later met Adams with the upcoming border czar Tom Homan. Adams has adopted a more aggressive immigration policy following President-elect Trump’s victory in November.
The incoming border czar Tom Homan spoke with Dr. Phil on the Trump administration’s plan to deport illegal immigrants. (The Dr. Phil Podcast YouTube Channel)
“It went great,” Homan told Sean Hannity on Thursday night. “Look, I talked to the mayor for over an hour. He understands. And today he proved that as mayor of New York City, he is more concerned about public safety than politics. To the Mayor of Chicago and San Diego City Council Mayor and Governor Pritzker, I wish they would all take a page out of Mayor Eric Adams’ playbook.”
Homan recalled how the “ex-cop” came out of Adams during their closed-door meeting Thursday in New York.
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He wants to help ICE take criminal threats off the streets. He wants to help ICE look for threats to national security. He wants to help ICE find more than 340,000 missing children, many of them. So a great meeting.”
Incoming border czar Tom Homan met with New York Mayor Eric Adams in the Big Apple on Thursday, where they discussed the city’s ongoing migrant crisis and ways to deport criminal illegal migrants terrorizing the city’s streets. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images, left and Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images, right.)
“Hats off to the mayor who came to the table and worked with us,” Homan said.
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Homan revealed that since his meeting with New York’s mayor, other leaders from across the aisle have reached out to him.
