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Andrew Cuomo: “The condition of dropping the charges against the mayor was…”

Featuring: Andrew Cuomo, Democratic | Former Governor of New York

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Andrew Cuomo Discusses Mayoral Candidacy and Key Issues on WNYC

Published | Video Starts at 07:15

Well, Mayor Adams is a particular situation. Mayor Adams has explicitly entered into an agreement with President Trump. Right. The condition of dropping the charges against the mayor was for the purpose of the mayor's ability to cooperate with the Trump administration, specifically on immigration policy. So that was explicit. I don't really know Mr. Sleewer's politics or Mr. Sliwa's relationship with Trump. I just, I don't know. They're both Republicans, but I don't. (07:15–07:26)

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Asserts that charges against Mayor Adams were dropped to enable cooperation with the Trump administration on immigration policy.

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