Former President Donald Trump does not know if New York City Mayor Eric Adams‘s indictment is “legit” but believes it is “very suspicious” after the mayor criticized the Biden administration’s handling of immigration.
Adams was indicted on corruption charges in federal court last month, after numerous investigations into his circle. He has maintained his innocence despite the indictment. Trump appeared on Fox News’s Fox and Friends Friday and was asked about if he said anything to Adams at the Al Smith charity dinner in New York Thursday.
“The weaponization now it’s, look, I’ve been investigated more than Alphonse Capone. I say it, but Adams, he came out against the immigrants — against the destruction of New York, frankly,” Trump said. “He did the right thing. I said he will be indicted within six months. And he was. They indicted it.”
“Now, I don’t know if it’s legit. I haven’t looked at it, but it seems very suspicious when he comes out against something; they’re destroying the country. They are destroying our country,” he added.
Trump then shifted to tout his legal victory in the classified documents case, which was dismissed by a federal judge, and suggested that the indictments are meant to keep people federal authorities do not like “busy.”
“These are an evil group of people. These are really a bad group of people. I’m doing well with myself. I won in Florida. I’m winning all over the place. But you know, what they want to do is keep him busy. Let me spend plenty of money fighting it, and let him maybe — but I think so far, it’s backfired, because the public understands,” Trump said.
During the dinner on Thursday, Trump joked about Adams’s indictment, also predicting the mayor would win his case.
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“You’re going to win; I think you’re going to win. I know you’re going to win. So good luck,” Trump added.
The charity dinner is a traditional campaign stop for both major party candidates, but Vice President Kamala Harris became the first major party candidate since Walter Mondale in 1984 to skip it. She did offer prerecorded remarks which were played at the dinner.