Mamdani team moves to stop New York from representing Eric Adams in assault suit

City lawyers say former mayor is not entitled to public-funded defense over alleged 1993 sexual assault

The administration of New York City’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani, wants to stop representing Eric Adams in a lawsuit that alleges the former mayor sexually assaulted a woman more than three decades ago, according to a court filing on Tuesday.

The move comes just a few months after Mamdani took office, following a bitter campaign season last year that had the two Democrats taking turns bashing each other in often caustic and personal terms.

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