Meet the brash lawyer that everyone from Eric Adams to Alec Baldwin and Elon Musk turns to in a crisis

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Alex Spiro is known for his brash style and buzzy clientele.

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Eric Adams is taking a page out of the Trump playbook

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In his denials of any wrongdoing, Adams is invoking many of Trump's preferred lines.

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As Eric Adams prepares to appear in court, the number of Democrats calling for his resignation keeps growing

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Eric Adams is the first of New York City's mayors to be charged while in office.

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Eric Adams indictment: All the travel benefits the New York City mayor is alleged by prosecutors to have accepted

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Eric Adams stands with his lawyer
Eric Adams faces five criminal counts in connection with a federal corruption investigation.

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What it would take to remove embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams from office

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams in a dark suit in front of a blurred background.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted on five counts. He has denied wrongdoing.

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Eric Adams to appear in court Friday: Here's a timeline of the chaos leading up to his indictment.

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Eric Adams.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams' administration was in turmoil before he was indicted.

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Eric Adams is using Elon Musk's go-to lawyer

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side-by-side of Alex Spiro and Eric Adams
NYC Mayor Eric Adams (right) has reportedly hired celebrity attorney Alex Spiro (left) to defend him against a criminal indictment.

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The charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams explained in 60 seconds

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Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted as part of a federal corruption probe.

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The key people who resigned from Eric Adams' office ahead of the New York City Mayor's indictment

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams (left) and public schools Chancellor David Banks (right) stand at a podium. An American flag and a crowd of individuals can be seen in the background.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams (left) has been indicted. Recently, a flurry of resignations from his office, including public schools Chancellor David Banks (right), were made public.

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Taylor Swift, Simone Biles, Elon Musk: See all the A-list celebrities spotted at the US Open Tennis Championships

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Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes, and Brittany Mahomes attended the men's singles final of the US Open.
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