Several black lawmakers warned of the possibility of political fallout if Democrat New York Gov. Kathy Hochul takes over Democrat New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
Eight state lawmakers, led by Democrat New York State Sen. Rodney Bicott Hermelin, wrote to Hochol on Tuesday that he learned the governor was considering eliminating Adams. letter Politico reporter Jeff Coltin shared it with X.
“We want to be clear at this important moment for our city. We are strongly opposed to the move to eliminate Mayor Adams,” the letter read. “As black legislators, we’ve seen this many times and again. It’s a double standard and an unfair process when it comes to our leadership.”
The lawmakers appeared to imply in the letter that such a move could undermine his status as a member of Hochul. “If a move against the mayor was made without just legal reason, our community will never forget it,” they argued.
Hochul previously said he intends to run for his second term as governor in 2026.
Lawmakers told Hochul that Adams had “no constitutional reason” to be removed, saying New Yorkers would need to be determined to determine Adams’ fate during the mayoral election in June.
“To drive New York forward, we are insisting that the mayor is allowed to take the helm,” they wrote. “New York City, workers and communities of color have the consistency of the mayors who are sitting.”
He asks eight black state lawmakers not to eliminate Adams. “Our community will never forget that,” she should leave it to the voters.
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– Jeff Cortin (@jccoltin) February 19, 2025
Hochul said Monday that she is considering an unprecedented step to remove Adams from the office, CBS News citizens It has been reported.
The letter from lawmakers follows Hochul’s statement and resignation on Monday of four senior Adams administration officials regarding the mayor’s alleged claims with President Donald Trump’s administration, according to the outlet. Adams is said to have shown that he would cooperate in pushing Trump against the deportation of illegal criminal immigrants in exchange for rejecting corruption charges against him.
New York City was a sanctuary city for illegal immigration, Website Announcement that the status appears to be not working.
Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove, deputy Attorney General of the Department of Justice (DOJ), argues that potential bias could be made public for the then active lawyer of Daniel Sasson, the Southern District of New York (SDNY). He ordered all charges against Adams to be dismissed as they argued that it was possible. Judicial process. Bove added that he refused to impose the integrity of the prosecutors who filed the lawsuit against the mayor.
Sassoon and several other SDNY prosecutors refused soon after and resigned.
He was charged with one wire fraud, two counts of contributions by foreigners, one of bribery, and another count of “conspiracy to commit federal fraud and receive campaign contributions by foreigners.” He pleaded not guilty. (Related: Democrat councillors who were caught up in cameras that allegedly employ cash-bailing bris cruises have been re-election)
Adams was scheduled to face Judge Dale E. Ho about his case, regarding the Fox 5 New York case. It has been reported.
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Adams and Bove appear before the scheduled Judge Ho, who asks in court to help Dozi dismiss the case against Adams and help the mayor focus on helping the federal government enforce the federal deportation enforcement. I confirmed that it was. ABC News. Ho immediately refused to grant the motion to dismiss the charges.
“To properly exercise my discretion, I’m not going to shoot him out of the hips here on the bench,” Ho said. According to Fox 5 to Morgan McKay in New York.
