Trump has the power to pardon the New York City mayor, whom federal prosecutors indicted in September on bribery charges.

The New York City mayor recently dined with Donald Trump, who has the power to pardon him in his federal case.

In an interview with conservative commentator Tucker Carlson that aired on Tuesday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams doubled down on his claims that federal prosecutors targeted him because of his criticism of President Joe Biden’s handling of what he considered a crisis at the U.S. southern border.

Tucker Carlson is the latest media personality Adams has spoken to about the impact illegal immigration has had on New York.

Of course Mayor Eric Adams was right to meet with President-elect Donald Trump on Friday: New York City needs every friend it can get in Washington, and Queens’ most famous native son can be a very good friend indeed. That Adams’ trip to Florida upset his lefty critics is just icing on the cake.

The trip comes as Adams stares down federal corruption charges and just days before the president-elect’s inauguration.

During an interview with far-right political commentator Tucker Carlson, New York City Mayor Eric Adams distanced himself from the Democratic Party and reiterated his claim that he was targeted by federal prosecutors because he criticized then-President Joe Biden’s handling of the migrant influx.

The New York City mayor, who is under indictment, addressed his sit down at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event in Harlem.

I don’t want or need the support of Tucker Carlson, or anyone else who perpetuates racist, anti-immigrant propaganda,’ Eric Adams said in 2021 after Tucker Carlson praised him.

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.

Kathy Hochul has cast New York House Republicans as her preferred patsies as she navigates Trump 2.0. Hochul’s $252 billion budget proposal, unveiled Tuesday, does not contain any overt sticking points that put her at odds with fellow Democrats in Albany.