In an interview after his appearance in federal court Wednesday, Mayor Eric Adams continued to emphasize he did nothing wrong. 

“I’m a victim of a very overaggressive investigation. And I’m telling you it hurts, and I’m a victim. And now that victimization is playing out again,” Adams told NY1’s Cheryl Wills in an exclusive interview.

During a hearing on a Justice Department motion to drop Adams’ criminal case, the mayor said Manhattan federal Judge Dale E. Ho stated the potentiality of charges returning. In response, Adams said, “I did nothing wrong. I did not break a law, and I have been committed to that my entire life.”

“This case has taken so much attention, internationally. People talk about it all the time, all the time. And Cheryl, you know, the depth that I went through, my family went through, for 15 months, no American should go through that. And I think this is a moment that all of us should pause and ask the question, ‘Are we having a justice system that is just and right?’” he said. 

Four of Adams’ deputy mayors submitted their resignations Monday, days after the DOJ officially asked a court to dismiss federal corruption charges against him.

Some have accused him of engaging in "quid pro quo" — the dismissal of charges in exchange for help in carrying out President Donald Trump's immigration plans across the city. 

Adams said he doesn’t blame New Yorkers for being uncertain about him. 

“People wanna fight me, [I’m going to] fight for New Yorkers. People want to talk about me, I’m going to talk about the things New Yorkers need. I’m the same blue-collar Eric Adams that they know,” he said, emphasizing that he is still running for reelection on the Democratic Party line for the June primary.

Numerous local leaders haved called for the mayor to resign, including City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, saying he had “lost the confidence and trust of his own staff, his colleagues in government, and New Yorkers.”

The mayor has been recently seen with President Donald Trump’s “border czar” Tom Homan. The two announced that the city will work with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to reopen an office on Rikers Island and both appeared on "Fox and Friends," where Adams aligned himself with Trump’s agenda with immigration. 

“I have been very clear, and I’ve been hearing people say over and over again, ‘Eric, you’re saying something different now that we have a new president in office.’ That is just not true,” he said, adding that he has been saying during his time in office that those who commit violent crimes, documented or undocumented, need to be held accountable.

Adams also discussed Wednesday's move by U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to rescind the previous signoff on congestion pricing.

When asked if Gov. Kathy Hochul should fight with a lawsuit for congestion pricing, Adams said, “I have enough fights for those who want to throw stones at me.”

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