I’m not going to resign.

You know, even Ray Charles can see what's going on. And I have an attorney, Alex Spiro, he is handling that. I've said over and over again, I've done nothing wrong.

Think about my attorney, Alex Spiro, one of the top trial attorneys in the country. Imagine him going inside saying that 'the only way Mayor Adams is going to assist in immigration... is if you drop the charges.' That's quid pro quo…

I am not going to resign.

I want to work with the new federal administration, not war with them, to find common ground and make better the lives of New Yorkers.

Let's be clear. I'm not standing in the way. I'm collaborating against so many others that don't want to collaborate.

I am innocent and the charges are politically motivated.

"I want to be crystal clear with New Yorkers: I never offered — nor did anyone offer on my behalf — any trade of my authority as your mayor for an end to my case. Never," Adams said.

Mayor Adams has been clear over and over again, he's not stepping down, he's stepping up.

The removal of 'trans' and 'queer' is an attack on the truth.

$4.5 trillion doesn’t leave a lot of room for the president’s priorities.

Believe it or not, in America EVERYONE has rights.

Maybe he can learn to read. The Constitution would be a good place to start.

Adams must be removed. The city cannot sustain being governed for nearly a year by a mayor who is being coerced by the Trump administration.

Mayor Adams is putting the City of New York and its people at risk in exchange for escaping charges. As long as Trump wields this leverage over Adams, the city is endangered. We cannot be governed under coercion. If Adams won't resign, he…

"It's apples to oranges. For all things related to Trump, there was massive evidence in public view. No one's ever shown evidence of bribery (against Adams)," de Blasio said.

"The charges... were flimsy,"

"were flimsy," de Blasio said in an interview Friday with CBS News.