NYC Mayor: Rikers Is Ready If Trump Gets Sent To Jail

Axios reports:

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday that the Department of Correction and Rikers Island would be “ready” if former President Trump is sentenced to jail for violating the gag order in his hush money trial.

“Our amazing commissioner, she is prepared for whatever comes on Rikers Island,” Adams said during an unrelated media availability on Tuesday. “I’m pretty sure she would be prepared to manage and deal with the situation,” Adams said.

Adams also said he has had conversations with the corrections department about the possibility of jail time for Trump.

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New York City Eric Adams said that the city is “prepared for whatever comes on Rikers Island” in the case that further violations of Trump’s gag order land the former president behind bars.https://t.co/enmrAWay8S

— Axios (@axios) May 7, 2024

New York City Mayor Eric Adams says the city is prepared to handle former President Trump’s potential processing at Rikers Island if he continues to violate the gag order that Judge Juan Merchan issued in Trump’s criminal hush money trial. pic.twitter.com/idYWiw9eVr

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 7, 2024