The New York City mayor responded to rumors of his resignation in a rousing speech after returning from reported illness.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams says that "a productive conversation" took place during a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump in Florida on Friday.
The New York City mayor, who is under federal indictment, has spoken warmly about President-elect Donald J. Trump in recent weeks and has said he is open to receiving a pardon from him.
Despite his absence, Adams has remained active on social media, posting frequent updates, particularly regarding the ongoing ICE deportation efforts in New York City.
Mayor Eric Adams insisted his criminal case didn’t come up during his powwow with President-elect Donald Trump near Mar-a-Lago on Friday — but offered few details about the high-stakes
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who had planned to attend Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebrations in Brooklyn and Manhattan, made a last-minute change to his schedule to travel to Washington for Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Mayor Eric Adams will sit down with President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Friday — as rumors swirl of the indicted mayor angling for a pardon.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and President-elect Donald Trump spoke for about an hour Friday in Florida, sources said.
The conversations between DOJ and both the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and the mayor's legal team were first reported by The New York Times. Adams is facing a five-count bribery case that he has characterized as political retribution from the Biden administration for his criticisms of the former president’s handling of immigration.
Senior officials in Trump's DOJ are discussing with federal prosecutors in Manhattan about possibly dropping corruption charges against Eric Adams.
The meeting will be the latest correspondence between the incoming Trump administration and Mayor Eric Adams, who last month met with incoming border czar Tom Homan.