Mayor Eric Adams left New York City in the middle of the night to head to the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, who has the power to pardon the indicted Democrat. Adams, whose team repeatedly said he was unlikely to attend the ceremony of the controversial Republican,

The New York mayor, who has expressed interest in a pardon to resolve federal corruption charges, met with President-elect Donald J. Trump and his son Eric on Friday.

Eric Adams, the mayor of New York, has flown to Mar-a-Lago to meet Donald Trump after suggesting he is open to receiving a presidential pardon.