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Longtime allies of Big Apple Mayor Eric Adams are lining up to help raise money for his legal defense fund, which he launched amid the ongoing probe into his 2021 political campaign, The Post has learned.
The list of prominent boosters includes former New York Gov. David Paterson; the longtime head of the New York chapter of the NAACP, Hazel Dukes; the chief of the Brooklyn Democratic Party, Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn; powerful southeast Queens lawmaker, state Sen. Leroy Comrie (D-Queens); and Assemblywoman Jennifer Rajkumar (D-Queens).
“The allegations and rumors about the mayor and his campaign are unsubstantiated, and it is vital that New Yorkers understand no formal accusations have been made,” said Paterson in a statement.
“The mayor has a right to defend himself — and I strongly support that effort as do other New York leaders.”
The list of dozen supporters also includes Assemblyman Eddie Gibbs (D-Manhattan), Councilman Francisco Moya (D-Brooklyn), Dr. Rev. Karen Daughtry, Bishop Gerald Seabrooks, Bishop Chantelle Wright, Bishop Eric Figueroa, and homeless advocate Shams Debaron.
All the donor information must be reported to the city’s Conflicts of Interest Board and no one doing business with the city is allowed to donate.
Hizzoner launched the fund in November after federal authorities raided the Brooklyn home of the then-top fundraiser for his political operation, Brianna Suggs. Suggs was a close mentee of Adams’ chief political adviser and enforcer, Ingrid Lewis-Martin.
The full scale and scope of the ongoing probe remains unclear.
However, documents relating to the search warrant suggest federal authorities are probing connections between entities linked to the Turkish government and a series of contributions made to Adams’ 2021 mayoral campaign, sources tell The Post.
The feds were spotted removing documents from Suggs’ brownstone following the Nov. 2 visit and subsequently made Adams turn over his cell phones as part of the investigation.
There have been no indictments so far in the federal probe and Adams has not been accused of any wrongdoing.
This investigation comes just months after the Manhattan District Attorney scored a series of indictments — and two guilty pleas — in a separate straw donor scandal involving a series of campaign contributions orchestrated by an ex-police commander in Harlem.
