But when I needed the White House, such as the wind farm project in Sunset park and multi billion dollar project that they put a stop work order on, I flew to Washington and explained to the President why important it was and They lifted that stop work order and I got those 1500 union jobs. So no, there was never a quid pro quo. That was the narrative that was put out there that people wanted to continue to politicize not only the Justice Department, but politicized what I've done in the city. (09:51–09:56)
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Asserts that he convinced the White House to lift a stop work order, resulting in 1500 union jobs.
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