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  • 6/3/2025
New York City Mayor Eric Adams was asked about the handcuffing of one of Rep. Jerry Nadler's (D-NY) staffers at his district office in New York City last Wednesday.
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00:00I understand it's close to about 700 and something people, around 750 people.
00:06Can you respond to an incident that happened last week where DHS officers handcuffed a staffer
00:13from Representative Jerry Nadler in his office in Manhattan?
00:16No, I can't. I think the Congress should respond to that.
00:19I don't have enough detail to know what happened.
00:22I do know, I tell my staff here, we should never interfere with actions that's taking place.
00:28And so, I don't have all the details there.
00:31You know, I received criticism for folks when I was telling my staffers, don't interfere.
00:38Call the legal team and let the legal team do what they have to do.
00:41You are not to interfere.
00:42Because if you do interfere, corp counsel can handle you up to your charge, but if you're convicted, you're on your own.
00:50And so, I made it clear to city employees, you are not to interfere with what federal authorities do.
00:57And so, Congressman Nadler can respond to his staffer.
01:02You are not to interfere with what federal authorities do.
01:03You are not to interfere with what federal authorities do.
01:03You are not to interfere with what federal authorities do.
01:04So, you are not to interfere with the legal team.
01:05And so, you are not to interfere with what federal authorities do.
01:06And so, you are not to interfere with what federal authorities do.
01:07And so, you are not to interfere with what federal authorities do.
01:08And so, you are not to interfere with what federal authorities do.
01:09And so, you are not to interfere with the legal team.
01:10And so, you are not to interfere with the legal team.
01:11And so, you are not to interfere with the legal team.
01:12So, you are not to interfere with the legal team.
01:13And so, you are not to interfere with the legal team.
01:14And so, you are not to interfere with the legal team.
01:15And so, you are not to interfere with the legal team.

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