Then the mayor says the following, re: Khalil: "What I'm finding surprising is the level of support you're all displaying, but I didn't see that support for me"

Adams continues that it has led to what he described as "mental obesity."

"I don't have a clue what you guys have been writing for the last few weeks."

"I think that if you look at the snippets that you're talking about, there's some real problem with snippets," Adams says.

"This a real problem when those who are conducting the investigation believe that it's politically motivated."

Pressed by the Post if he'd call on the DOJ and judge to release the full conversations since it would, as he says, prove his point.

Adams stops short, saying it's up to the judge.

The NYT has asked the judge to not agree to seal.

Adams attorney has not weighed in

Background here: t.co/7YFdHxFzbI

Adams repeatedly railed against the press for not splashing DOJ allegations against SDNY prosecutors accusing their texts of showing his case was politically motivated.

The filing by Emil Bove, though, only provided snippets of conversations and moved to seal the exhibits.

Background here:
nypost.com/2025/03/07/u...

"How does this change your standing and your view," the mayor is asked about an independent lawyer's filing Friday and said his case should be dismissed with no ability to be brought back.

"This race is going into so many twists and turns," Adams says of the mayoral Democratic primary.

But again says he can't talk campaign here.

"I'll see you on the campaign trail."

"You can't have people on a terrorist watch list make their way across our country. That's at the top of the agenda for me... That's the role of the federal government. I don't control that."

"Anything that affects New Yorkers concerns me," Adams says of the 25% surcharge on power from Canada.

Again refuses to weigh in on a pipeline from Canada slated to power 1 million homes in New York.

Says we need to secure out southern and northern borders.

First, asked about the federal government's push to deport foreigners who protest in the US and if that conflicts with First Amendment rights.

"With this individual, that's not my job," mayor says — but won't offer his opinion.

Wrote about the backlash to the city's ICE guidance, and the Adams' admin's cleanup yesterday with Joe Anuta and Emily Ngo.

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