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Brad Lander: “Elon Musk reached in and stole $80 million from a New York…”

Featuring: Brad Lander, Democratic | New York City Comptroller

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New York City Political Tensions: Brad Lander Discusses Governance Challenges and Mayor Eric Adams

Published | Video Starts at 01:54

Was the mayor going to do the work of the Trump administration for some unsavory reason that would result in his ouster? Well, look, last week, Elon Musk reached in and stole $80 million from a New York City bank account. and Eric Adams didn't speak up about it. And then yesterday, Donald Trump said he's the king and tried to overturn a congestion pricing policy that's reducing traffic and cleaning our air and investing in our subways. (01:54–02:00)

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Asserts that Elon Musk took $80 million from a New York City bank account.

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