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.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who had planned to attend Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebrations in Brooklyn and Manhattan, made a last-minute change to his schedule to travel to Washington for Donald Trump’s inauguration.