New Yorkers didn't think he did a good job. He had a series of corruption cases all through his administration, and then he was charged with a crime. And then Donald Trump dropped the charges. But the President didn't just drop the charges, didn't pardon the charges. He dropped the charges. Conditioned on Adams, Cooperating with his administration. And that's when New Yorkers really felt betrayed, because Adams made a deal to keep himself out of jail. But he became Trump's puppet in New York City. (05:35–05:51)
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Asserts that Donald Trump dropped charges against Eric Adams on the condition of cooperation.
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