By: Benjamin Weiser, Nicholas Fandos, Benjamin Oreskes, Grace Ashford, Ben Hubbard, Matthew Haag, William K. Rashbaum, Dana Rubinstein, Safak Timur, Emma G. Fitzsimmons, Michael Rothfeld, Jeffery C. Mays
The New York mayor was scheduled to be arraigned on Friday. He has insisted he will stay in office and asked New Yorkers to give him a chance to defend himself.