Eric Adams Denies Criminal Charges on ‘The View’: ‘I Did Nothing Wrong’

New York City Mayor Eric Adams maintained his innocence when he was questioned about his ongoing criminal case on The View during Friday’s episode.
“I did nothing wrong,” Adams told the hosts. “I spent 40 years of my life, 22 of them as a police officer, protecting the children and families of the city.”
Adams was indicted in September and pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, federal program bribery, and to receive campaign contributions by foreign nationals; wire fraud; solicitation of a contribution by a foreign national; and bribery.
The 57-page indictment alleges that Adams accepted over $100,000 in undisclosed gifts such as luxury travel and hotel stays from Turkish businesspeople and at least one Turkish government official.
The View co-host Sunny Hostin asked Adams about the charges he is facing and whether he has “embraced” president-elect Donald Trump in an attempt to get pardoned or have the charges dropped.
“Nothing is more challenging than not being able to defend yourself in public,” Adams said.
He said his legal team will handle the case while he continues his work as mayor.
“My job is to do what I’ve done since January 1, 2022. Make sure crime goes down in the city, record number of housing that’s built in the city, turn around our economy and make sure, as you leave this place, that you could enjoy the safety of the city,” Adams said. “That’s my job. I’ve lived up to that.”
Adams did not comment on whether he would try to get the charges dropped or seek a pardon after Trump takes office. He did disagree with Trump’s plan to carry out mass deportations.
“We have a broken immigration system. I don’t believe in mass deportation, but I don’t believe in mass saturation,” Adams said. “220,000 migrants and asylum seekers came to the city, cost us $6.4 billion. I’m not allowed to let them work. I’m not allowed to have them be participating in a tax base of this city. We can’t deport those who commit crimes in our city. We are not allowed to connect with ICE. This is a failed system.”
He called out fellow Democrats for their messaging in the recent general election, which resulted in Republicans gaining control of the presidency and Congress.
“We need to talk to everyday working-class people and we stopped doing that,” Adams said.
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