New York City Mayor Eric Adams is scheduled to meet with President-elect Donald Trump on Friday, just three days before the latter is set to take office. A spokesperson for Adams said in a statement Thursday evening that the mayor “has made quite clear his willingness to work with President-elect Trump and his incoming administration on behalf of New Yorkers — and that partnership with the federal government is critical to New York

The New York mayor, who is under federal indictment, has spoken warmly about President-elect Donald J. Trump in recent weeks and has said he is open to receiving a pardon from him.