New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) told Tucker Carlson that former President Joe Biden’s “politicized” Department of Justice “targeted” him for daring to criticize the administration’s immigration policies.
During the interview, released Tuesday evening, Adams told Carlson that he made 100 trips to Washington, D.C., to express his concerns about the “onslaught” of immigrants arriving in New York City and the administration’s “failed border policy.”
‘Punishment for complaining.’
In September, Adams was indicted for allegedly accepting $10 million in illegal foreign donations and bribes, including from the Turkish government. Adams has repeatedly denied the charges.
Carlson called the indictment “ridiculous,” stating that the mayor was essentially facing criminal charges for accepting flight upgrades and allowing Turkish officials to occupy their own consulate in Manhattan.
“You heard the president [Biden] state that his Justice Department was politicized,” Adams told Carlson. “You heard the incoming president [Donald Trump] stating that it’s politicized.”
Adams explained that when he spoke with Biden and his aides about the immigration crisis, he was told to “be a good Democrat, Eric.”
“That was the basic overall theme. One of his aides told me that, ‘Listen, this is like a gallstone; it’ll pass,'” Adams said.
Later in the interview, the mayor elaborated on the