Capehart to Eric Adams: Are You Seeking a Pardon from Trump?

CAPEHART Well you say ░░░░░░░░ is not about me ░░░░░░░░ there are quite a ░░░░░░░░ people who think otherwise ░░░░░░░░ want to get your ░░░░░░░░ to this quote from ░░░░░░░░ Lincoln Restler on your ░░░░░░░░ of reopening an ICE ░░░░░░░░ on Rikers I m ░░░░░░░░ here The last thing ░░░░░░░░ York City needs is ░░░░░░░░ in schools shelters and ░░░░░░░░ advancing their mass deportation ░░░░░░░░ he said It s ░░░░░░░░ Mayor Adams is more ░░░░░░░░ in securing a pardon ░░░░░░░░ an incoming Trump Administration ░░░░░░░░ protecting immigrant New Yorkers ░░░░░░░░ upholding our sanctuary city ░░░░░░░░ That s a very ░░░░░░░░ allegation against you Mayor ░░░░░░░░ Your reaction to that ░░░░░░░░ are you seeking a ░░░░░░░░ from President Elect Trump ░░░░░░░░ trying to Adams Well ░░░░░░░░ there s a group ░░░░░░░░ people that spent their ░░░░░░░░ career from the day ░░░░░░░░ was elected they have ░░░░░░░░ attacking the administration and ░░░░░░░░ standing in the way ░░░░░░░░ what we wanted to ░░░░░░░░ around addressing those who ░░░░░░░░ dealing with severe mental ░░░░░░░░ issues our housing initiative ░░░░░░░░ he s one of ░░░░░░░░ He represents 76 000 ░░░░░░░░ in his district and ░░░░░░░░ has an opinion but ░░░░░░░░ opinion has often got ░░░░░░░░ the way of moving ░░░░░░░░ city forward And you ░░░░░░░░ really have to ignore ░░░░░░░░ who are just hurling ░░░░░░░░ negative comments all the ░░░░░░░░ This is a complicated ░░░░░░░░ of over 8 3 ░░░░░░░░ people and that is ░░░░░░░░ responsibility I am not ░░░░░░░░ with the president about ░░░░░░░░ pardon I m communicating ░░░░░░░░ bringing resources to the ░░░░░░░░ and doing what I ░░░░░░░░ done for the last ░░░░░░░░ years and that is ░░░░░░░░ this city forward We ░░░░░░░░ been extremely successful helping ░░░░░░░░ class people in this ░░░░░░░░ everything from our personal ░░░░░░░░ tax removal for those ░░░░░░░░ make 150 000 or ░░░░░░░░ on a federal poverty ░░░░░░░░ You know we have ░░░░░░░░ records on housing over ░░░░░░░░ over again So I ░░░░░░░░ dealing with the people ░░░░░░░░ the city and there ░░░░░░░░ always going to be ░░░░░░░░