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Eric Adams: “I've been sued by the administration because this city is a…”

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And so to perpetuate that narrative is what has been extremely hurtful and harmful because the record does not lay that out. I took the president administration to court more than any mayor in the country. I've been sued by the administration because this city is a sanctuary city. So they took me to court. So I don't know what more I can do to stop dispelling the myth that's been perpetuated, to give the image that this African … (1:06:46–1:06:52)

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Asserts that the administration sued him because New York City is a sanctuary city.

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