Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) blasted the Trump administration for creating a “perception” that the charges against Eric Adams were dropped due to a deal he struck with the White House.

Adams saw five federal corruption charges, which were levied against him while former President Joe Biden was still in office, recently dismissed by President Donald Trump‘s Department of Justice. This came as Adams was seeking to expedite the trial in order to focus on his reelection campaign. However, Hochul saw the dismissal as an attempt from the Trump administration to “interfere in the operations of our city.”