Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday said that he had spoken with Republican President-elect Donald Trump following the election but that they did not discuss federal indictment brought by President Biden’s Justice Department.
Adams, a Democrat, made the remarks in response to a reporter’s question during an unrelated Thursday news conference on a new city lawsuit over youth vaping, a little over a day after Trump defeated Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in his bid to return to the White House. The reporter asked Adams whether he had spoken to Trump and congratulated the former president on his victory—and whether he would help with the mayor’s federal corruption charges. The mayor was also asked if the pair had spoken about youth vaping.
