House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said New York City Mayor Eric Adams should not resign his post amid an historic federal indictment. Jeffries was asked point-blank during an interview with NBC News about whether Adams should step aside.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries stated on Thursday that New York City Mayor Eric Adams should not resign despite facing charges of illegal foreign contributions, wire fraud, and bribery. Jeffries emphasized that Adams is “entitled to the presumption of innocence” and should be allowed to face a trial.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said Eric Adams should not resign as the Big Apple mayor fights an unprecedented federal indictment. The Brooklyn lawmaker bucked an avalanche of other Democrats calling for Adams to step down during a New Mexico campaign stop Thursday,