Eric Adams actually said...

I know that the accusations leveled against me may have shaken your confidence in me, and that you may rightly have questions about my condu...

I have always put New York’s people before politics and party — and I always will.

There isn't a liberal or conservative way to fix New York, but there is a right way and a wrong way and true leaders just know the right pat...

And let me be clear, although the charges against me were false, I trusted people I should not have and I regret that.