REPORTS: NYC Mayor Eric Adams Had Staff Print Out, Spill Coffee on Fallen Cop's Photo So He Could Pretend He's Been Carrying It for Years

 

According to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, he has carried a portrait of his fallen friend and NYPD comrade Robert Venable in his wallet for decades.

OutKick

But the weathered photo of Officer Venable had not actually spent decades in the mayor’s wallet. It had been created by employees in the mayor’s office in the days after Mr. Adams claimed to have been carrying it in his wallet. The employees were instructed to create a photo of Officer Venable, according to a person familiar with the request. A picture of the officer was found on Google; it was printed in black-and-white and made to look worn as if the mayor had been carrying it for some time, including by splashing some coffee on it, said the person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retribution.

The New York Times

Mayor Eric Adams and the New York Times have gone to war over claims he lied about carrying a weathered photo of his friend and fallen NYPD comrade in his wallet for decades. The dramatic spectacle erupted Thursday when the outlet alleged that a portrait of Officer Robert Venable that Adams says he has long carried with him isn’t legit — and is instead just a printed-out Google image that was doctored to make it appear old. The mayor’s office immediately went on the defensive, furiously accusing the outlet of waging a “false attack” against him — even going as far as lining up several members of the slain officer’s family to publicly rebuke the claims.

New York Post