Hmmmmmm?
Things ain’t going to go for Eric Adams, the Bidg Apple Mayor…
The Feds have indicted him and a who bunch of people that where working for him….
And Now?
He has former NY Governor Andrew Cuomo warming up to take his job come next year….
Is the Mayor going for the City of New York or his own personal future?…
Mayor Eric Adams will meet with President-elect Donald Trump Friday in Mar-a-Lago as federal corruption charges against Adams continue.
Trump, who will be sworn in three days later, has the power to pardon Adams.
The choice to fly down to Florida to meet the Republican president at his home, which doubles as his transition headquarters, presents an enormous political risk for the Democratic mayor as he struggles to defend his seat this year. It follows months of him parting ways with fellow Democrats to treat Trump with kid gloves, while publicly admonishing outgoing President Joe Biden for his handling of immigration.
In a statement following the New York Times breaking the news, top Adams aide Fabien Levy said partnering with the incoming Trump administration is key to the city’s success.
He notably omitted any mention that Adams is facing potential prison time for a five-count federal indictment. Prosecutors in September charged him in a bribery and straw donation scheme for which he has pleaded not guilty. He is set to stand trial in April, just two months before the Democratic primary.
The case has cost him millions of dollars in matching funds and he is in substantial debt to his attorneys. His approval rating numbers — under waterbefore the indictment — have continued to suffer….
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