New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) told a Fox News host that the DOJ investigation into him is "clearly suspect" because it occurred after he spoke out about the Biden administration's immigration policies.
“I clearly believe when you looked at aspects of the indictment and you look at the timing of this and the manner — the leaks, there were just so many leaks,” Adams said.
“I’m a former law enforcement officer, and when you conduct an investigation, you’re not leaking out repeatedly information that clearly only the Justice Department was aware of. Just the manner in which this was done is clearly suspect to me,” he continued. “I should not have been charged. No American should go through what I’m going through right now. This country believes in fairness, and what I’ve experienced is not only a professional tragedy, it’s a personal tragedy.”
He was indicted in September over his 2021 mayoral campaign and accused of taking bribes to do favors for foreign entities and governments.
Adams claimed that Biden admitted his Justice Department was politicized, but it wasn't clear which of Biden's comments he was referring to.
It's possible that he was referencing Biden's comments about the case against his son Hunter.
Referring to Hunter's prosecution, Biden said that the case was infected by “raw politics,” leading to “a miscarriage of justice.”
“I have watched my son being selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted,” he said when he was announcing Hunter's pardon.
Adams said on Wednesday, “The president of the United States said his Justice Department is politicized. Donald Trump stated … the parents who are on the FBI watchlist for standing up for their children, they’re saying it. There’s something wrong, and we need to make sure that we don’t use any tool of law enforcement in a way to politicize the process.”
Of course, that's not what Biden meant when he said it, but technically he did say it.
The host asked Adams whether he had asked Trump to pardon him. Trump is reportedly considering doing so when he takes office in January.
“I did not ask that,” Adams said. “And our conversations — we both express our love for the city… I’m working with the president and his administration, not warring with him. I say that quote over and over again.”
If the Biden DOJ is going after Adams unfairly, it's no doubt because he refuses to "war" with Trump.
That's the one thing Democrats just can't abide, getting along with Trump and treating him like a legitimate leader--which he most certainly is.
