Trump says he would consider pardoning New York City Mayor Eric Adams

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : "I think he was treated - you know it's very interesting, when he essentially went against what is happening with the migrants coming in and he made some pretty strong statements," Trump said.
60% : When Trump becomes president on January 20, he will obtain the power to pardon people.
59% : During his first term, Trump used the power to pardon his close associates.
50% : He has recently cozied up to Trump by publicly praising his immigration agenda.
47% : "Now I haven't seen the gravity of it all but it seems like being upgraded in an airplane many years ago," Trump said - a reference to the upgraded flights that Adams allegedly took as a form of bribery.
40% : Adams has denied all wrongdoing and indicated he believes he was indicted for political reasons - a claim Trump has made as well.
30% : Trump is sensitive to federal indictments given he was federally indicted twice last year, once for allegedly unlawfully retaining classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago home and another time for allegedly trying to overturn the 2020 election results.
29% : So far, Trump has promised to pardon the January 6 rioters who were charged with crimes for their actions that day.
22% : As a result, Trump said he believed Adams was unfairly targeted for taking a more conservative stance on immigration.
16% : Both Adams and Trump have taken a harsher stance on migrants crossing the border and being sent to New York City.

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