Adrienne Adams: “The mayor should never be going to Washington, sitting in…”

“Thank you, Speaker Adams. Yes. Well, as the first woman mayor that will be elected to lead New York City, what the mayor, my opinion is what the mayor should be doing. The mayor should never be going to Washington, sitting in hearings, taking the Fifth Amendment to save his own self. The mayor should never be in front of an administration that he's cozied up to, cozying up even more by saying that I've done nothing wrong.” (17:11–17:19)

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