Mayor Eric Adams of New York City was scheduled to meet with President Trump in Washington on Friday just hours before documents related to his abandoned federal corruption case were set to be released.
The mayor’s office announced on Friday morning that Mr. Adams would visit Mr. Trump at 3 p.m. to “discuss New York City priorities.”
The timing coincides with the expected release of material related to the shuttered criminal case against Mr. Adams, which the Trump administration dropped earlier this year. The material, which is scheduled to be filed by the Justice Department late Friday afternoon, includes search warrants related to the investigation, as well as affidavits describing the evidence.
The material is expected to elucidate the charges against Mr. Adams, which a federal judge, Dale E. Ho, dismissed last month after a request from high-ranking officials in the Justice Department who said it was hindering the mayor’s cooperation with the president’s immigration agenda.
Earlier this week, the New York Police Department announced it was investigating why its officers gave investigators from the Department of Homeland Security the sealed arrest record of a New Jersey woman who was detained at a protest as part of their efforts to deport her.
The Justice Department’s move to abandon the case against Mr. Adams caused an uproar within the department and led to the resignation of at least eight prosecutors in New York and Washington, including the acting U.S. attorney in Manhattan, Danielle Sassoon.
Mr. Adams, who has denied any wrongdoing, had pleaded not guilty to the five charges against him, and was expected to go to trial last month. He posted a video from his flight to Washington on social media on Friday.
“We’re looking forward to finding ways that we can collaborate together to address infrastructure and other funding items,” Mr. Adams said.
Judge Ho, in dismissing the case, said the arrangement between the mayor and the Justice Department “smacks of a bargain: dismissal of the indictment in exchange for immigration policy concessions.” He added that Mr. Adams, like any other defendant, remained innocent until proven guilty.
Mr. Adams, a Democrat, is running for re-election as an independent in November after receiving criticism from his party over his alliance with Mr. Trump. After his case was dropped, Mr. Adams continued to defend Mr. Trump and to argue that the justice system was political, promoting the book “Government Gangsters” by Mr. Trump’s F.B.I. director, Kash Patel, as he celebrated his legal victory.
Mr. Adams and Mr. Trump are having their first public meeting since Mr. Trump returned to the White House. Mr. Adams flew to Florida in January to have lunch with Mr. Trump shortly before his inauguration, and Mr. Adams attended the inauguration.
The trip also comes at a particularly sensitive moment, as the city navigates several thorny issues involving the Trump administration. Mr. Adams agreed to allow the federal government to open offices at the Rikers Island jail complex, but a state judge temporarily blocked the plan last month.
The Adams administration has at times pushed back on parts of Mr. Trump’s agenda, including by signing onto an amicus brief on Thursday opposing Mr. Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship for the children of undocumented immigrants.
Emma G. Fitzsimmons is the City Hall bureau chief for The Times, covering Mayor Eric Adams and his administration.
Jonah E. Bromwich covers criminal justice in the New York region for The Times. He is focused on political influence and its effect on the rule of law in the area’s federal and state courts.
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