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President-elect Trump On Monday, he said he would consider pardoning New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who is the subject of a federal investigation into corruption and bribery charges.
“Yes, I would,” Trump said during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago. “I think they treated him pretty unfairly.”
A federal indictment charges Adams soliciting illegal campaign donations of foreign entities and falsifying paper trails to cover them up. He allegedly defrauded taxpayers of $10 million over the past decade and often took free or deeply discounted vacations funded by his foreign benefactors.
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On Monday, President-elect Trump said he would consider a pardon for New York City Mayor Eric Adams. (Getty Images)
“I don’t know the facts,” Trump added. “I’d sure look into it.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to Adams’ office.
During his remarks, Trump played down allegations that Adams received free luxury travel and airline upgrades from Turkish officials.
“Was it upgraded on a plane many years ago?” Trump said. “I doubt there’s anyone here who hasn’t been updated.”
“It looks, you know, like it was upgraded on a plane ages ago – I know everybody’s probably been upgraded,” he added. “They see you’re all stars, they say, ‘I want to improve this NBC person,’ and that would mean you’re going to spend the rest of your life in prison,” he said.
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Trump said Adams was targeted because of his strong stance illegal immigration and the impact it has had on New York City.
“I said, ‘He’s going to be impeached,'” Trump said. “And a few months later, he was charged.”
Last week, Adams met with Trump’s pick for the border tsarTom Homan, to talk about the migrant crisis. After the meeting, Adams said the discussion was very productive.
“From what I heard from the new head of ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) is that we have the same desire to go after those who are committing acts of violence, repeated acts of violence among innocent New Yorkers and among asylum seekers migratory”, Adams. he told reporters. “That’s what I heard from him. And I was glad to hear it, because we share the same desire.”
Adams has denied any wrongdoing. In November, he rejected claims he was aligning with Trump to get a pardon.
He was asked about this topic during an appearance on “The View.”
Incoming border czar Tom Homan met with New York City Mayor Eric Adams in the Big Apple on Thursday, where they discussed the city’s ongoing immigration crisis and ways to deport the criminal illegal migrants who have been terrorizing the city’s streets. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images, left and Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images, right.)
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“I think nothing is more difficult than being, not being able to defend yourself in public,” he replied, avoiding Trump’s part of the question.
“Listen, I said it over and over again. I didn’t do anything wrong,” he continued.
