Colbert: Has Eric Adams Never Heard of the Delta Sky Miles Credit Card?

COLBERT Thank you very ░░░░░░░░ Welcome Welcome one and ░░░░░░░░ to The Late Show ░░░░░░░░ am your host Stephen ░░░░░░░░ And ladies and gentlemen ░░░░░░░░ is an historic day ░░░░░░░░ in New York City ░░░░░░░░ they say in the ░░░░░░░░ Apple it s one ░░░░░░░░ which you will not ░░░░░░░░ Hey I m being ░░░░░░░░ correct here I m ░░░░░░░░ about New York mayor ░░░░░░░░ Benihana chef on his ░░░░░░░░ to the clerb Eric ░░░░░░░░ Last night Mayor Adams ░░░░░░░░ indicted on federal criminal ░░░░░░░░ And I gotta say ░░░░░░░░ gotta say it s ░░░░░░░░ little shocking but I ░░░░░░░░ to say the timing ░░░░░░░░ a bit suspicious because ░░░░░░░░ feds announced these charges ░░░░░░░░ days after Adams held ░░░░░░░░ city s first National ░░░░░░░░ Rat Summit What s ░░░░░░░░ about What s that ░░░░░░░░ Hmm And I m ░░░░░░░░ told we have a ░░░░░░░░ is this true We ░░░░░░░░ a photo of the ░░░░░░░░ prosecutor announcing the indictment ░░░░░░░░ Huh Something about that ░░░░░░░░ about that guy is ░░░░░░░░ I can t put ░░░░░░░░ finger on it With ░░░░░░░░ indictment Adams faces federal ░░░░░░░░ for bribery fraud and ░░░░░░░░ illegal foreign campaign donations ░░░░░░░░ the Turkish government including ░░░░░░░░ dealings surrounding a new ░░░░░░░░ story Turkish consulate building ░░░░░░░░ Midtown Apparently it was ░░░░░░░░ flammable because prosecutors say ░░░░░░░░ pressured the city s ░░░░░░░░ commissioner to approve the ░░░░░░░░ despite safety concerns That ░░░░░░░░ I gotta say that ░░░░░░░░ kind of an unusual ░░░░░░░░ Hey Your Honor what ░░░░░░░░ it going to take ░░░░░░░░ you to make sure ░░░░░░░░ die in a fire ░░░░░░░░ Okay A little this ░░░░░░░░ little this for you ░░░░░░░░ little Aaaah for me ░░░░░░░░ was also charged with ░░░░░░░░ valuable flight upgrades from ░░░░░░░░ Airlines including and these ░░░░░░░░ all separate bribes a ░░░░░░░░ trip between New York ░░░░░░░░ India via Turkey with ░░░░░░░░ free upgrade to business ░░░░░░░░ free business class tickets ░░░░░░░░ round trips from New ░░░░░░░░ to France Turkey and ░░░░░░░░ free business class tickets ░░░░░░░░ round trips between New ░░░░░░░░ and China via Turkey ░░░░░░░░ business class tickets for ░░░░░░░░ on round trips between ░░░░░░░░ York and Hungary via ░░░░░░░░ a 2019 free upgrade ░░░░░░░░ business class for one ░░░░░░░░ from New York to ░░░░░░░░ a 2021 free upgrade ░░░░░░░░ business class on a ░░░░░░░░ trip from New York ░░░░░░░░ Turkey and a different ░░░░░░░░ trip between New York ░░░░░░░░ Ghana via Turkey that ░░░░░░░░ a free upgrade to ░░░░░░░░ class Has Adams never ░░░░░░░░ of the Delta Sky ░░░░░░░░ credit card You just ░░░░░░░░ get points back You ░░░░░░░░ points back right You ░░░░░░░░ roll over you get ░░░░░░░░ access And it s ░░░░░░░░ just suspicious ties to ░░░░░░░░ Over the summer the ░░░░░░░░ also subpoenaed records from ░░░░░░░░ related to five other ░░░░░░░░ Israel Qatar China Uzbekistan ░░░░░░░░ South Korea or as ░░░░░░░░ re known by their ░░░░░░░░ SUCQIT Today SUCQ IT ░░░░░░░░ IT Well today Adams ░░░░░░░░ a press conference where ░░░░░░░░ assured the public he ░░░░░░░░ not be deterred from ░░░░░░░░ whatever it was he ░░░░░░░░ supposed to have been ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts Adams From ░░░░░░░░ my attorneys will take ░░░░░░░░ of the case so ░░░░░░░░ can take care of ░░░░░░░░ city My day to ░░░░░░░░ will not change Clip ░░░░░░░░ COLBERT Rest assured I ░░░░░░░░ continue to spend my ░░░░░░░░ chasing rats and wearing ░░░░░░░░ Fu costumes with a ░░░░░░░░ break to have lunch ░░░░░░░░ the Panda Express at ░░░░░░░░ Istanbul airport It s ░░░░░░░░ fresh It s closer ░░░░░░░░ China It s just ░░░░░░░░ to China there The ░░░░░░░░ are fresher This ain ░░░░░░░░ over either because this ░░░░░░░░ the feds seized Adams ░░░░░░░░ And in a totally ░░░░░░░░ guilty move Adams said ░░░░░░░░ couldn t unlock the ░░░░░░░░ claiming he had forgotten ░░░░░░░░ password he had just ░░░░░░░░ and the face ID ░░░░░░░░ t work because the ░░░░░░░░ now swears it never ░░░░░░░░ him Laughter This morning ░░░░░░░░ addressed the phone seizure ░░░░░░░░ starts Adams 10 months ░░░░░░░░ when my phones were ░░░░░░░░ like today today it ░░░░░░░░ about my phones Same ░░░░░░░░ that happened 10 months ░░░░░░░░ Today was about my ░░░░░░░░ Let s get clear ░░░░░░░░ that Clip ends COLBERT ░░░░░░░░ which I mean I ░░░░░░░░ a new phone Does ░░░░░░░░ anyone at AT T ░░░░░░░░ or T Mobile want ░░░░░░░░ first class ticket to ░░░░░░░░ I can hook you ░░░░░░░░ Cheering and Applause Members ░░░░░░░░ Adams team are also ░░░░░░░░ investigated by the FBI ░░░░░░░░ isn t that surprising ░░░░░░░░ back in November Adams ░░░░░░░░ reporters I cannot tell ░░░░░░░░ how much I start ░░░░░░░░ day with telling my ░░░░░░░░ we ve got to ░░░░░░░░ the law You shouldn ░░░░░░░░ have to say that ░░░░░░░░ s not the brag ░░░░░░░░ think it is That ░░░░░░░░ like seeing a sign ░░░░░░░░ of Ramada Inn that ░░░░░░░░ We don t have ░░░░░░░░ in the beds when ░░░░░░░░ re vacant I tell ░░░░░░░░ staff do not have ░░░░░░░░ in the beds when ░░░░░░░░ re vacant.’”