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# NYC Mayor Eric Adams Speaks After Trump DOJ Orders Prosecutors to Drop Charges Against Him

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## Video: NYC Mayor Eric Adams Speaks After Trump DOJ Orders Prosecutors to Drop Charges Against Him

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_Published 2025-02-11. The criminal case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams is hanging by a thread after the Justice Department ordered federal prosecutors to drop the charges._


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## Transcript

My fellow New Yorkers. As you may have heard, the Department of Justice has directed that the case against me be dismissed. Finally ending a months long saga that put me, my family and this city through an unnecessary ordeal. As I said from the outset, I never broke the law, and I never would. I would never put any personal benefit above my solemn responsibility as your mayor. It is worth repeating the facts because many sensational and false claims have been made. So let me be clear. I never ask anyone to break the law on my behalf or on behalf of my campaign. Never. And I absolutely never traded my power as an elected official for any personal benefit.

No witness ever came forward publicly to make claims against me. None of the baseless threats from prosecutors of new charges and new evidence ever materialized in this case will no longer continue. So I thank the Justice Department for its honesty. Now we can put this cruel episode behind us and focus entirely on the future of our city. It's time to move forward. But despite the fact that I am no longer facing legal questions, I also understand that many New Yorkers will still question my character. And I know that I must continue to regain your trust. I have learned a lot over the last year and this experience has been humbling.

If you want to know who I am, all you have to know about me is where I am from. Who I am is not in the headlines. It is in my history. It's the same place as you, working class, struggling to survive in love with this city, even when it lets us down. I grew up in a place where justice always seemed out of reach. My family was betrayed by a city that didn't care enough about us. And that's why I fought for you and will keep fighting for you. Because I am you. And that is why you can trust me to keep moving this city forward. This has been the most difficult 15 months of my life. But my inspiration was knowing I was fighting for the people of this city.

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