The conversations ramped up as Donald Trump’s Justice Department announced its were dropping the corruption case against Adams, according to the report. New York City Mayor Eric Adams considered running for reelection as a Republican in the spring, according to a report. Adams said he was not running as a Republican in a statement to the Times. Rendino told the Times that Adams said he “just wanted to speak about pleasantries” at first.
“I said let’s not beat around the bush. You’re obviously calling for more than that,” Rendino said, adding that Adams then asked him about the process of running in the Republican primary. Adams was advised by Rendino that he could either join the party or seek a waiver to run in both Democratic and Republican primaries. The deadline to change party affiliation is this Friday. The mayor also spoke to the chairwoman of the Manhattan Republican Party, Andrea Catsimatidis, according to the newspaper.
On Monday, Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove directed that the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York to drop the federal case against Adams and dismiss it without prejudice. The Democratic mayor had been accused of accepting bribes and campaign contributions from foreign nationals. The DOJ decision came after weeks of speculation that Adams had been speaking with Trump about handling his federal criminal case, and Adams was seen socializing with Trump at Mar-a-Lago.
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