New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she is weighing removing New York City Mayor Eric Adams from office after the latest fallout from the Justice Department’s push to end his corruption case.

Summary

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is considering removing NYC Mayor Eric Adams after four top deputies resigned amid controversy over his corruption case.

The Justice Department dropped Adams’ case, allegedly to secure his cooperation with Trump’s immigration crackdown, sparking backlash.

Seven federal prosecutors quit in protest, and Democratic leaders, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, called for Adams’ resignation.

Adams, who denies wrongdoing, faces a tough reelection. Hochul stressed that removing a mayor is unprecedented but said the situation “cannot be ignored.”

  • Tiefling IRL@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    95·
    21 days ago

    “weigh”

    Democrats always “consider” action, or “weigh” it. They never actually take it. They just think sternly about it. Until she actually does remove him, she’s fucking useless.

    • Zaktor@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      53·
      21 days ago

      This is such an obvious open and shut case. Nearly everyone knows he’s guilty, nearly everyone has lost faith in his ability to run the city, and the ultimate Boogeyman is very publicly using him to corrupt the state’s government.

      Centrists will take an issue with 70% support and fret about taking any action because it’s not 100%. They only ever act when the public has already moved past the issue and they’re codifying the new status quo.

      • psvrh@lemmy.ca
        10·
        21 days ago

        So, what you’re saying is we need a party of dicks fuck both the pussies and the assholes, before the pussies are covered in shit?

        (All credit to Team America: World Police)

        • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
          3·
          21 days ago

          🎵 We’re the dicks in America (whoa)
          We’re the dicks in America (whoa)
          Everybody fucked, now it’s time to find out 🎵

    • Skydancer@pawb.social
      4·
      17 days ago

      True, but this looks like it may be different. Based on the article, it seems less like she’s deciding whether to do it than trying to figure out how. It has never been done before and there are multiple steps but the process is only loosely defined.

      Edit: Not different.

      • vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        21 days ago

        Not a New Yorker but id assume the best way would be to have a couple state troopers or equivalent go in and ceremonially remove him from office and then either appoint an interim mayor or have the someone lower in the city bureaucracy fill it, then simply run a special election as soon as physically possible. If the feds IE Trump throw a fit tell em to fuck off as they have no authority over the situation.

        If Adams resists well shit happens and human lives are cheap whats one man to the integrity of our institutions.

  • Artyom@lemm.ee
    27·
    21 days ago

    Turns out that “slams”, “claps back”, and “weighs” all mean the same thing in headlines; “does nothing”.

    • ubergeek@lemmy.todayEnglish
      9·
      21 days ago

      Remember: Hochul is one of those Reich Wing dems, and a product of voot bloo no matter hoo.

      She stole 675 million from the indigenous peeps, and gave it to Terry Pegula, to build a stadium, on top of even more tax dollars…

      Pegula is a fossil fuel billionaire oligarch. She sides with him, not us.

  • AA5B@lemmy.world
    8·
    21 days ago

    He hasn’t been found guilty yet. He sure as heck looks guilty but there is not yet a judgement saying so. I agree the governor needs to be careful removing a mayor because it looks bad. Is that really a precedent we want.

    That assumes, of course that there’s no interference from a corrupt official to get the charges dropped. That interference and Those court members resigning are what makes this different