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Eric Adams: “The American public is not aware of how I believe we have…”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Interview with Mayor Eric Adams on New York City Challenges and Personal Indictment

Published | Video Starts at 35:42

And it's almost as though you have your hands tied behind your back because you can't talk as much as you want to push back on some of the accusations. But I think this is a national issue that we have to face. The American public is not aware of how I believe we have really abused our criminal justice system. What would you say to your mother about this if she was alive? I would tell her I'M sorry. My mother was extremely proud of me. (35:42–35:52)

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Asserts that the American public is unaware of the abuse of the criminal justice system.

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