New York City Mayor Eric Adams argued that the Biden administration's DOJ engaged in "lawfare" against political opponents. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/The Associated Press)
Asked if he felt as angry about the alleged weaponization of the DOJ before he was targeted, Adams said "personal experience allows us to see firsthand the abuse."
"I spent my entire life, not only as a police officer, but as a state senator and borough president fighting against injustices," Adams said. "There's a real history, a rich history, of me standing up and fighting what the criminal justice system should never be. Yes, that anger was there long before I was a target, but what I saw happen while I was the mayor is really deplorable, and we saw what happened to President Trump's family as well."
NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS' INDICTMENT DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE
New York City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted in September 2024 on federal corruption charges. (Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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The mayor has insisted that the case was politically motivated over his criticism of how the Biden administration handled illegal immigration, but prosecutors in the Southern District of New York said in court filings that the investigation began in September 2021, before Adams' public criticism of the government's immigration policies or his mayoral election win.
The charges were dropped earlier this year at the request of the Trump administration.
Adams is set to leave office at the turn of the new year, when Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in.
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