Back in September, New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) was indicted by the Biden Justice Department, which charged him with federal “bribery, campaign finance, and conspiracy offenses.” 

“As alleged, Mayor Adams abused his position as this City’s highest elected official, and before that as Brooklyn Borough President, to take bribes and solicit illegal campaign contributions,” including, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams alleged at the time, “illegal benefits from foreign nationals.”

Several months before the indictment, and as Adams was facing intense heat from constituents over how the city was handling the illegal immigrant crisis, he shifted gears, going from being a staunch proponent of efforts to protect them from ICE to signaling he was open to modifying the Big Apple’s sanctuary city laws, a stance some reporters called a “stunning turnaround” from his prior positions on the matter.