LOADING ERROR LOADINGNEW YORK, Jan 2 (Reuters) - New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Friday defended his revocation of executive orders that his predecessor Eric Adams issued after being indicted in 2024 on federal charges of accepting illegal campaign contributions. The dozen orders Adams issued since his indictment included a directive to allow federal agents, including immigration officers, to use an office on Rikers Island, the city’s main jail. AdvertisementThe new mayor also struck down executive orders that Adams had portrayed as addressing antisemitism. Mamdani, from the left wing of the Democratic Party, has clashed with Trump over the immigration crackdown. It’s antisemitic gasoline on an open fire.”(Reporting by Maria Tsvetkova; editing by Donna Bryson and David Gregorio)

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