Mayor Eric Adams spoke to reporters during his weekly briefing at City Hall about the programs underway in New York City.
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President-elect Donald Trump said Monday that he would “certainly consider” issuing a pardon to New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
“I think he was treated very unfairly,” the Republican president-elect said of the Democratic mayor, who pleaded not guilty in Congress. corruption charges.
President Trump warned reporters at the Florida resort of Mar-a-Lago that he had not yet seen “the gravity of the situation,” suggesting he had not closely studied the evidence against Adams. did.
But he continued to downplay the charges against the mayor, suggesting that Adams was being blamed for accepting international flight upgrades.
Mr. Adams, 64, was accused in September of accepting gifts, including luxury trips, from a wealthy foreign businessman over a period of nearly a decade. He was also charged with conspiracy related to potentially illegal campaign contributions to the 2021 mayoral race.
President Trump also appears to be hinting that politics may play a role in prosecutors.
Adams “essentially opposed what was happening in America.” immigrants are coming in” and “made some pretty strong statements,” Trump said.
“I said, ‘You know what? He’s going to be indicted right away,'” Trump recalled, adding that he said it “in a lighthearted manner.”
“And months later, he was indicted,” Trump said. “Well, I would certainly consider a pardon.”
Adams also claims that he is being targeted Regarding criticism of the Biden administration’s immigration policy.
It was just a recent Sunday, adams said He has “not been in touch with the president about the pardon.”
The remarks at a press conference Monday morning came after Trump and SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son announced a commitment to invest $100 billion in the United States over the next four years.
