Mayor Eric Adams of New York City would meet in Washington for a few hours on Friday, just a few hours before documents with regard to his abandoned federal corruption case were released.
The mayor’s office announced on Friday morning that Mr Adams would visit Mr Trump at 3 p.m. to ‘discuss New York City’s priorities’.
The timing coincides with the expected release of material related to the shuttered criminal case against Mr Adams, who dropped the Trump government earlier this year. The material, which will be submitted by the Ministry of Justice on Friday afternoon, includes searches with regard to the investigation, as well as sworn statements that describe the evidence.
The material is expected to clarify the charges against Mr Adams, who a federal judge, Dale E. Ho, rejected last month After a request from high -ranking officials at the Ministry of Justice who said that it hinded the collaboration of the mayor with the President’s immigration agenda.
Earlier this week, the New York police announced that it was Research into why her officers gave researchers from the Department of Homeland Security The sealed arrest record of a woman from New Jersey who was held in a protest as part of their efforts to deport her.
The Movement of the Ministry of Justice to give up the case against Mr Adams, caused a commotion within the department and led to the resignation of at least eight public prosecutors in New York and Washington, including the acting American lawyer in Manhattan, Danielle Sassoon.
Mr Adams, who denied any misconduct, had not guilty The five charges against himAnd it was expected that he would come to court last month. He posted a video of his flight to Washington Social media on Friday.
“We look forward to finding ways that we can work together to tackle infrastructure and other financing items,” said Mr Adams.
Judge Ho, when rejecting the case, said that the regulation between the mayor and the Ministry of Justice “Smacks of a bargain: Dismissal of the indictment in exchange for concessions for immigration policy”. He added that Mr Adams, like any other suspect, remained innocent until he turned out to be guilty.
Mr Adams, a Democrat, has to receive re -election in November as independent after criticism from his party about his alliance with Mr. Trump. After his case had been withdrawn, Mr Adams continued to defend Mr. Trump and claim that the legal system was political, Promoting the book “Government Gangsters” By the FBI director of Mr. Trump, Kash Patel, while he celebrated his legal victory.
Mr Adams and Mr. Trump have returned their first public meeting since Mr Trump returned to the White House. Mr Adams flew to Florida in January To have lunch with Mr. Trump shortly before his inauguration, and Mr. Adams attended the inauguration.
The journey also comes at a particularly sensitive moment, because the city navigates various tricky problems with the Trump government. Mr Adams agreed to enable the federal government to open offices at the Rikers Island Jail Complex, but one Constitutional judge temporarily blocked the plan last month.
The administration of Adams has sometimes pushed back on parts of Mr Trump’s agenda, also by registering with an amicus assignment on Thursday against the command of Mr Trump to put an end to the citizenship of birthright for the children of immigrants without papers.
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