Former President Donald Trump wished New York City Mayor Eric Adams “good luck” and said he thought Adams was “going to win” after the Democrat was indicted on five federal charges related to bribery, wire fraud, conspiracy and soliciting campaign contributions from foreign nationals.
Trump made the comments at the Al Smith charity dinner in New York, which Adams was also attending.
“Mayor Adams, good luck with everything, they went after you. They went after you mayor, oh boy I knew that. Nine-and-a-half months ago I said, ‘He just said something bad about the administration, he’s going to be indicted any moment.’ And guess what happened?” Trump said at the dinner.
The former president continued, “But you’re going to win, I think you’re going to win, I know you’re going to win, so good luck. Good luck. I don’t like what they do.”
Trump added: “They’ve gone after me, Mr. Mayor, and you’re peanuts compared to what they’ve done to me, and you’re going to be OK.”
Adams, who is up for reelection next year, pleaded not guilty to the charges in September.
Trump has repeatedly accused the Biden administration without evidence of orchestrating the several indictments against him. Trump was convicted earlier this year in New York of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.
