Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) told New York City Mayor Eric Adams he should resign during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on Wednesday.
“I personally agree with the majority of New Yorkers and think, Mr. Mayor, that you should resign,” Garcia told Adams.
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Adams joined other Democratic mayors to testify at Congress’s hearing focused on sanctuary cities.
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Garcia accused Adams of engaging in a quid pro quo with the Trump administration by helping to meet the administration’s immigration goals in exchange for having criminal charges against him dropped.
“We have a right to know if the Trump administration has coerced you into agreeing to anything,” Garcia said. “Are you selling out New Yorkers to save yourself from prosecution?”
“There’s no deal. There’s no quid pro quo. I did nothing wrong,” Adams told the committee.
Adams was supposed to go to trial in April on charges of bribery, wire fraud, and soliciting illegal campaign contributions, but a federal judge indefinitely postponed the trial after the Department of Justice ordered prosecutors to drop their charges against Adams.
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House Democrats are launching an investigation into the Trump administration and its charges against Adams.
Last month, Adams appeared with President Donald Trump’s border czar Tom Homan on Fox and Friends. The two have agreed to work together to deal with New York City’s influx of immigrants.