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Eric Adams: “I was facing 33 years in prison.”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Conversations with Coleman: Eric Adams on Policing, Politics, and New York City's Future

Published | Video Starts at 18:46

He said, the Justice Department is politicized. You know, so the same concern people have of what was happening to what the President felt is what I felt. But, brother, I was facing 33 years in prison. 33 years in prison for that. I watched my name destroyed. I watched the financial impact on it. And what took Place. And Biden talked about it when he partnered his son. (18:46–18:50)

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