Trump Says He’s Open to Pardoning Mayor Adams Because He’s Been ‘Treated Pretty Unfairly’ After Complaining About Migrants

Adams has been accused by federal prosecutors of accepting luxury flights from agents of the Turkish government in exchange for favorable treatment by the city’s government.

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President Trump says he would consider pardoning Mayor Adams after he was indicted on corruption charges for allegedly taking gifts and favors from Turkish officials over the course of the last several years. Trump claimed that the mayor was only prosecuted because he spoke out against the border crisis. 

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