Geraldo Rivera Dismisses Charges Against Mayor Adams as ‘Big Effing Deal,’ Urges Trump to Pardon Him

Just a few hours after Rivera voiced his plea to the president-elect, however, Adams lost his bid to dismiss the bribery charge in his corruption case.

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Mayor Adams lost his bid to dismiss the bribery charge in his corruption case. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images

Veteran political commentator Geraldo Rivera is calling on President Trump to “do his hometown New York a big favor” by issuing a pardon for Mayor Adams amid his fight against a slew of corruption charges.

“President Trump can do his hometown New York a big favor by pardoning Mayor Eric Adams, who is being unfairly railroaded by federal prosecutors,” Mr. Rivera wrote on X on Tuesday morning. “The heart of the federal case is the allegation Adams got free upgrades on Turkish Airways … big effing deal.” 

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