NEW YORK -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams plans to meet with Donald Trump in Florida on Friday, another friendly overture to the president-elect by a Democrat awaiting trial on federal corruption charges.
Mayor Eric Adams’ legal team is trying to get his public corruption case tossed by claiming a former top federal prosecutor is violating courtroom ethics laws by publicly smearing Hizzoner for political gain.
The mayor said they instead discussed infrastructure and manufacturing, and expressed optimism about Trump's second term.
A lawyer for Mayor Eric Adams argued in court documents that Damian Williams, the former federal prosecutor who charged the mayor with bribery, had brought the case for his own political benefit.
Adams’ office said he had “made quite clear his willingness to work with President-elect Trump and his incoming administration on behalf of New Yorkers.”
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is expected to meet with Donald Trump on Friday in Palm Beach, Florida, amid speculation that the president-elect could pardon him on federal corruption charges.
After days of balmy weather, City is slated to get buried in snow and then hit with an arctic blast expected to unleash a potentially life-threatening chill.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is meeting President-elect Donald Trump on Friday at Mar-a-Lago, according to officials. “Mayor Adams has made quite clear his willingness to work with President-elect Trump and his incoming administration on behalf of New Yorkers — and that partnership with the federal government is critical to
Mayor Adams said he didn’t discuss his federal corruption case in his meeting with soon-to-be President Trump — and chided New York Democrats who are blasting him for the sit-down.
As Mayor Eric Adams faces the prospect of becoming the first New York City mayor to be convicted of a crime, his political future could hinge on a 4-year-old law that appears to be the only legal provision strictly prohibiting those convicted of federal corruption crimes from holding elected office in the city.
New York City lacks forest fire-certified personnel, but offered other aid to California, according to New York City Mayor Eric Adams.