Defiant Mayor Adams refused to condemn embattled cronies, address escalating corruption allegations — with the exception of Winnie Greco

A defiant Mayor Eric Adams on Friday refused to condemn his embattled cronies, including freshly indicted longtime adviser Ingrid Lewis-Martin — with the exception of Winnie Greco, the former aide who forced a cash-stuffed bag of chips on a reporter.

Adams convened a City Hall news conference amid reinvigorated concerns about deep-rooted corruption in his embattled administration, but did little to distance himself from the circle of friends who’ve landed in hot water this week.

He even wished the best for his longtime friends Lewis-Martin and Jesse Hamilton, his now-former deputy commissioner of real estate services, despite their bribery indictments unsealed Thursday.

“The message that I am sending is due process, something we all believe in and makes our country, our country different than other places,” he said.

“If you condemn someone without that process, it’s a slap in the face of what our Constitution stands for. Let the due process play out.”

But Adams’ love of due process evidently didn’t extend to Greco, who bafflingly contended the money-filled bag of sour cream and onion potato chips she handed The City reporter Katie Honan this week was a “birthday gift.”

“I have no idea of the communication between Winne and the reporter involved,” he said. “We don’t give money to reporters. I don’t know anything about what took place there.”

“We condemn that type of action — if that was done for the wrong reason,” Adams said.