New York Mayor Eric Adams is set to meet with President-elect Donald Trump at his Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago, on Friday. The meeting comes just four days before the inauguration and has raised concerns among Adams’s Democratic opponents.
Adams, who is under federal indictment for five corruption charges, flew to Florida without advance notice. His aides claim the meeting will focus on “New Yorkers’ priorities,” but some have questioned the timing of the trip, given Adams’s legal troubles.
Trump and Adams have grown closer since Trump’s election, with Trump publicly commiserating with Adams over what he claims is a Justice Department run amok. However, a pardon for Adams could prove politically toxic for an incumbent mayor already facing an uphill path to re-election in June.
Adams has expressed openness to the idea of receiving a presidential pardon, but some of his opponents have called for him to state that he will not seek or accept such a pardon. The meeting has sparked debate among New Yorkers about Adams’s loyalty and priorities.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/nyregion/eric-adams-trump-mar-a-lago.html