Mayor Eric Adams has spent nearly all of the $1.8 million in donations to his legal defense fund, and the pace of contributions has nearly stopped.

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Adams repeatedly referred questions regarding his indictment to campaign attorney, Vito Pitta.

First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright resigned Tuesday after federal investigators searched her home and seized her phone last month. Deputy Mayor Philip Banks, Wright’s brother-in-law, also resigned last week in the face of federal inquiries. David Banks, Wright’s husband, resigned in September as a result of a corruption investigation.

Donations to the New York City mayor’s re-election campaign ceased after a five-count federal corruption indictment against him was unsealed last month.

Mayor Eric Adams has vowed to fight the pending federal corruption case against him with his eyes on seeking reelection next year. But his recent fundraising efforts, for both his mayoral campaign and his legal defense,

NYC Mayor Eric Adams took questions from reporters on Tuesday as new numbers show his fundraising has taken a toll in the wake of his federal indictment. FOX 5 NY's Morgan McKay has the latest.

But Adams’ campaign says he doesn’t need the cash anyway. The total that Adams raised between July 12 and Oct. 7 trails one of his rivals, City Comptroller Brad Lander, who brought in $315,000. The three other declared candidates — Scott Stringer,