Mayor Eric Adams declined to say Tuesday if he’s seeking a pardon from Donald Trump, should he be re-elected president, moments after city Comptroller Brad Lander publicly accused Hizzoner of doing just that.
During an unrelated Oct. 29 press conference, Lander — who is running against Adams in next year’s Democratic mayoral primary — says he believes Adams has been avoiding direct criticism Trump, unlike most other prominent Democrats, because he may be angling for a presidential pardon in the wake of his federal corruption indictment last month.
