But Mayor Adams, when asked about the pardon on Tuesday, said that it had 'a level of irony' as he held up a copy of Tuesday's New York Times and read a line
Mayor Eric Adams holds up a copy of the New York Times during his weekly ‘off-topic’ news conference. Adams read from an article in the Paper of Record to underscore his argument that President Biden ’s Justice Department has become politicized. Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024.Adams made the remarks during his weekly “off-topic” news conference on Dec. 3, when a reporter asked for his reaction to Biden pardoning his son, Hunter Biden , on Sunday evening.
U.S. President Joe Biden looks on during a meeting with Angolan President Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco at the Presidential Palace in Luanda, Angola, December 3, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz The mayor first floated his theory that the investigation was political retribution for his criticisms of the White House’s handling of the migrant influx on the, saying, “I always knew that if I stood my ground for all of you, I would become a target, and so a target I became.”
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