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From the New York Times: Senior Justice Department officials under President Trump have held discussions with federal prosecutors in Manhattan about the possibility of dropping their corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams of New York, according to five people with knowledge of the matter.
The officials have also spoken to Mr. Adams’s defense team since Mr. Trump took office, the people said. The defense team is led by Alex Spiro, who is also the personal lawyer for Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and one of the president’s closest advisers.
Mr. Trump has the power to pardon Mr. Adams, who as New York City’s mayor could aid his plans for mass deportations. In December, Mr. Trump said that the mayor had been treated “pretty unfairly” by prosecutors and suggested he was considering issuing a pardon.
But if prosecutors were to dismiss the case entirely, it could allow Mr. Adams to insist on his innocence to voters as he seeks another term as mayor, while allowing Mr. Trump to avoid the appearance of a pardon that many might view as unwarranted.
The report notes that Mayor Adams was “indicted in September on charges including bribery, fraud and soliciting illegal foreign campaign contributions after an investigation that began in 2021.”
Adams’ attorney, Alex Spiro, reminded DOJ officials that Trump has criticized the case against Adams.
Spiro also suggested the Adams would not be as inclined to cooperate with Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration if he were still under the indictment.
ICE has been conducting raids in New York City this week, rounding up criminal illegal aliens.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams, who desperately wants a pardon from Trump in his corruption probe, abandons the city’s ‘sanctuary’ status and cooperates with ICE during deportation raids pic.twitter.com/AkfluHqvRZ
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) January 29, 2025
Breaking News: Justice Dept. officials are said to have spoken with federal prosecutors about possibly dropping the corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams. https://t.co/CpN4Jl0aJv
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 29, 2025
Adams was interviewed by Tucker Carlson last week.
Having been indicted by the Biden DOJ for political crimes, New York Mayor Eric Adams is sounding a lot like a Trump voter these days.
(0:00) Eric Adams’ Indictment Is Ridiculous
(6:04) How Biden Destroyed New York With Immigration
(17:27) What Do New Yorkers Think About the Illegal Immigrants?
(19:10) Pressing Adams on His Sanctuary City Policy
(22:36) How Illegal Immigration Is Fueling America’s Labor Crisis
(29:43) How to Clean Up New York
(37:55) Did Eric Adams Leave the Democrat Party?
(40:34) Will Adams Go to Jail?
(41:32) Adams’ Conversation With Donald Trump
(45:54) America’s Mental Health Crisis
Having been indicted by the Biden DOJ for political crimes, New York Mayor Eric Adams is sounding a lot like a Trump voter these days.
(0:00) Eric Adams’ Indictment Is Ridiculous
(6:04) How Biden Destroyed New York With Immigration
(17:27) What Do New Yorkers Think About the… pic.twitter.com/GZLofb2ZFv— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) January 22, 2025
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