Eric Leroy Adams is an American politician and former police officer who has served as the 110th mayor of New York City since January 1,2022. Adams was an officer in the New York City Transit Police and then the New York City Police Department (NYPD) for more than 20 years,retiring at the rank of captain. He served in the New York State Senate from 2006 to 2013,representing the 20th district in Brooklyn. In 2013,Adams was elected Brooklyn Borough President,the first African-American to hold the position,and reelected in 2017.
Anita Dunn is an American political strategist who served as a senior advisor to U.S. President Joe Biden,holding the post from January 20,2021,to August 12,2021,and again from May 5,2022 to August 2024. She is currently serving as a senior adviser to the Future Forward PAC.
Eric Ulrich is an American politician from the state of New York. A Republican,Ulrich represented the 32nd district on the New York City Council from 2009 to 2021. In 2022,he served as New York City Buildings Commissioner and as senior advisor to Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams. On September 13,2023,Ulrich was arrested on 16 felony corruption charges;he pleaded not guilty. He resigned in the midst of the investigations into the Eric Adams administration.
Senior Advisor to the President is a title used by high-ranking political advisors to the president of the United States. White House senior advisors are senior members of the White House Office. The title has been formally used since 1993.
Philip Banks III is the former Deputy Mayor of New York City for Public Safety and a retired law enforcement officer who served as NYPD chief of department in 2013 and 2014. As chief of department,Banks oversaw all patrol and specialty units. He resigned in the midst of the investigations into the Eric Adams administration.
Daniel Scavino Jr. is an American political adviser who served in the Trump administration as White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications from 2020 to 2021,and Director of Social Media from 2017 to 2021. Scavino previously was the general manager of Trump National Golf Club Westchester,and the director of social media for the Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign.
John David McEntee II is an American political advisor and dating app CEO who served in the Trump Administration. He has been a Trump loyalist during and after the Trump presidency. He began as a body man and personal aide to the president but was dismissed by White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly in March 2018 after failing a security clearance background check,which had found that he was under investigation by the Department of Homeland Security for issues related to gambling.
Jessica Ramos is an American politician from the state of New York. Ramos is a member of the Democratic Party. Since 2019,she has served in the New York State Senate representing District 13,which currently includes the Queens neighborhoods of Corona,Elmhurst,East Elmhurst,and Jackson Heights.
Charles Martin Kupperman is a former United States Deputy National Security Advisor for President Donald Trump,a position he held from January to September 2019. He also was the acting United States National Security Advisor for eight days in September 2019 between John Bolton and Robert C. O'Brien.
Schneps Media is a 1985-founded media company "that began with The Queens Courier." They own and operate both print and online news services. The New York Times wrote in 2019 that Schneps publishes "more than 50 newspapers and magazines."
Sheena Wright is an American nonprofit executive and civil servant. She was the First Deputy Mayor of New York City and formerly the president of the United Way of New York City. In August 2021,she was chosen as the chair of New York City mayor-elect Eric Adams's transition team. Wright was named deputy mayor for Strategic Initiatives by Adams on December 6,2022 and began in January 2023. She resigned in the midst of the investigations into the Eric Adams administration.
David C. Banks is an American attorney and educator who is currently serving as the 31st New York City Schools chancellor in the administration of Mayor Eric Adams. He resigned in the midst of the investigations into the Eric Adams administration.
Maria Torres-Springer is an American government official and former nonprofit executive who is the First Deputy Mayor of New York City. Previously the vice president for U.S. programs at the Ford Foundation,Torres-Springer was Deputy Mayor for Housing,Economic Development and Workforce,Commissioner of the New York City Department of Small Business Services and its Department of Housing Preservation and Development. She was also the president and CEO of the New York City Economic Development Corporation.
Emma Wolfe is an American government official and advisor who served as Deputy Mayor of New York City for Administration and Chief of Staff to New York City mayor Bill de Blasio.
Susan Summerall Wiles is an American political consultant who,as of April 2024,has been serving as a senior advisor to Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign.
An ongoing special counsel investigation was opened by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on November 18,2022,to continue two investigations initiated by the Justice Department (DOJ) regarding former U.S. President Donald Trump. Garland appointed Jack Smith,a longtime federal prosecutor,to lead the independent investigations. Smith was tasked with investigating Trump's role in the January 6 United States Capitol attack and Trump's mishandling of government records,including classified documents.
Frank Carone is an American political figure and lawyer. Known for serving as Chief of Staff for New York Mayor Eric Adams in 2022,he has also served as lead counsel to the Brooklyn Democratic Party. He was involved in political campaigns such as Adams' successful bid for Brooklyn borough president in 2013,and also supported Adams' 2021 bid for New York Mayor as his lawyer,fundraiser,and adviser.
There have been several investigations into the Eric Adams administration since he became Mayor of New York City in 2022.
Annie Tomasini is an American political operative who is a senior advisor and deputy chief of staff for President Joe Biden as part of his administration. A longtime aide to Biden,she became a senior advisor in June 2023,and added deputy chief of staff duties in February 2024.
Mohamed Bahi is an American-Algerian Muslim community activist,and the former Chief Liaison of New York City Mayor Eric Adams to the Muslim community in the mayor's community affairs office. On October 8,2024,as part of the investigations into the NYC Mayor Eric Adams administration,he was arrested and charged with federal witness tampering and destruction of evidence in connection with an investigation of alleged illegal contributions made to Adams’s 2021 mayoral campaign.
