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,

Eric Adams is attending President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, his spokesman confirmed on social media. Adams, who could be in line for a pardon from Trump, was indicted last year on a variety of counts,

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.