NYC Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted for federal crimes

[Raptorpat]

I don't think Adams can win the primary, because NYC primaries are ranked choice now. But the concept of Andrew Cuomo running and winning just feels absurd. I still can't picture him running for an office where he has to flip all his prior positions on state/city balance of power and funding, and do that in-person in front of state legislators that he used to feel were beneath him and who also hate his guts.

Big picture though, this is a new era in corruption. If Democrats were in power at the time of conviction, it's "weaponized justice" and a pardon is on the table. I also saw he's expected to pardon Rod Blagojevich (remember him?) too.

[1pooh4u]

1 hour ago, Jman said:

In probably unrelated news, Cuomo is allegedly up in polls over Adams by 23 percentage points as the incumbent pigshit is historically unpopular.

https://emersoncollegepolling.com/new-york-city-mayoral-poll-cuomo-leads-primary-adams-faces-low-support-amid-high-unfavorability/

I cannot believe that mother fucker is making a comeback. Jfc, someone help us 😆🫠😆🫠

[Dark_Cloud_Overhead]

2 hours ago, 1pooh4u said:

Surprise surprise surprise

Head DoJ officials tell feds to drop all charges against Mayor Eric Adams. 
 

we are not a democracy my friends. We are a dictatorship in the sense that Trump dictates laws and the rest of the government is just carrying them out regardless of law, ethics or court order 

We all saw this coming though. Adam’s sold his soul for this

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/new-york-city/eric-adams-charges-ordered-dropped-doj/6128844/?amp=1

Yep, the message is crystal clear at this point. It's perfectly okay to be a criminal as long as you bend the knee and promise to serve the criminal-in-chief. Going right along with this is his pardoning of Blago today. I wouldn't be surprised if he pardoned Harvey Weinstein at this point.

[1pooh4u]

lol we are in deep shit, I think 

[PhilosipherStoned]

2 hours ago, Dark_Cloud_Overhead said:

Yep, the message is crystal clear at this point. It's perfectly okay to be a criminal as long as you bend the knee and promise to serve the criminal-in-chief. Going right along with this is his pardoning of Blago today. I wouldn't be surprised if he pardoned Harvey Weinstein at this point.

Criminal-In-Chief. I like that.. Al Green is still being his good old self, and I love it. I mean it it's sad because to me he's been one of if not the only democratic congressmen with an actual backbone ever since Trump transitioned from poor taste reality show boss to actual politics..

 

[1pooh4u]

Rumors are Adams will run as a Republican candidate 

https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/politics/2025/01/31/adams-gop-speculation-
 

 

[Raptorpat]

If he runs as a Republican it gets him out of the ranked choice primary.

 

Had the thought driving into work that I think if I remember correctly the letter said to drop the charges without prejudice. Which means if he doesn't play ball they can revive them at any time.

[1pooh4u]

20 minutes ago, Raptorpat said:

If he runs as a Republican it gets him out of the ranked choice primary.

 

Had the thought driving into work that I think if I remember correctly the letter said to drop the charges without prejudice. Which means if he doesn't play ball they can revive them at any time.

They were dismissed w/o prejudice he is Trump’s puppet now. He was dining with John Catsimatitis at some steakhouse when he heard about the DOJ request 

[Dark_Cloud_Overhead]

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/top-federal-prosecutor-ny-resigns-told-drop-adams-charges-rcna192030

Sassoon, who took over the office last month, was a well-respected prosecutor with unimpeachable conservative credentials. Best known for successfully prosecuting crypto whiz kid-turned-fraudster Sam Bankman Fried, she was a member of the Federalist Society and had clerked for the late Justice Antonin Scalia, who was long the Supreme Court’s most influential conservative.

Clearly they seemed to have misjudged this woman's character, cuz they seem to have thought she was just going to go along with this pretty transparent political blackmail plot of theirs. Probably won't stop it from happening sadly, since they'll just get someone else in there eventually who will execute the scheme. Still, at least for a moment highlights just how corrupt what they're trying to do here is if someone with such a deeply conservative background refused to be a part of it.

[1pooh4u]

Loving how the acting AGs would rather resign than do what Trump wants 

[Dark_Cloud_Overhead]

Yep, we're up to a total of six of them resigning now. It's the Saturday Night massacre on a Thursday afternoon.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/top-federal-prosecutor-ny-resigns-told-drop-adams-charges-rcna192030

The day before, Sassoon appealed to Attorney General Pam Bondi and expressed her alarm at being ordered to drop the case, according to a letter obtained by NBC News. Sassoon wrote to Bondi that she had attended a meeting on Jan. 31, 2025, with Bove, Adams’ attorney, Alex Spiro, and members of her office.

"Adams’s attorneys repeatedly urged what amounted to a quid pro quo, indicating that Adams would be in a position to assist with Department’s enforcement priorities only if the indictment were dismissed," Sassoon wrote. "Mr. Bove admonished a member of my team who took notes during that meeting and directed the collection of those notes at the meeting’s conclusion."

Sassoon also said in the letter that her office was preparing to file additional charges against the mayor “based on evidence that Adams destroyed and instructed others to destroy evidence and provide false information to the FBI.”

The best part to me is when Trump was asked about what he knew about the situation earlier in the day, he said he didn't know anything about it but then claimed in like the very next sentence that Sassoon didn't resign but was fired. LMAO

[1pooh4u]

There’s talk that Gov Hochul is looking into removing him from office. She’s investigating whether or not there was a quid pro quo to allow ICE raids in exchange for his charges being dropped 

[PhilosipherStoned]

4 hours ago, 1pooh4u said:

Loving how the acting AGs would rather resign than do what Trump wants 

but wait that's actually horrible when he can just appoint new ones. What are you gonna do though besides challenge the status quo and make a scene going out? I mean I get why congressman Al Green can fire back, but as an AG that can easily be career suicide if you don't handle it right am I wrong?

[Raptorpat]

21 minutes ago, 1pooh4u said:

There’s talk that Gov Hochul is looking into removing him from office. She’s investigating whether or not there was a quid pro quo to allow ICE raids in exchange for his charges being dropped 

 

[Raptorpat]

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Rachel Maddow, MSNBC: Let me ask you about this drama involving Mayor Eric Adams and the corruption charges against him. What we've just seen with the resignation of the U.S. Attorney: the Trump appointed acting U.S. Attorney, the removal of line prosecutors on that case, the demand from main justice to drop that case, the refusal from SDNY to do it, then the resignation of main justice officials who had the case dumped on them and they wouldn't take it either. This is just an incredible drama in terms of federal law enforcement right now, but you are in a very unusual position — a singular position with regard to this case — which is that, thanks to the New York State Constitution and New York City law, you are the only person who has the power to effectively fire Mayor Eric Adams and remove him from this position, which might conceivably moot this whole fight.

How are you thinking about that now? You could have done it at any point until now, but now given this crisis that's emerged in federal law enforcement around this case, are you feeling differently about that responsibility?

Governor Hochul: Let me tell you from a couple of angles here: One is that this is unbelievably unprecedented for The Department of Justice in Washington to interfere in this way. My husband was a 30 year old federal prosecutor. Barack Obama made him his United States Attorney. You look at what happened here, this is not supposed to happen in our system of justice. The Bondi Administration in that Department of Justice is already showing they're corrupt.

Now, set that aside, I did see the letter that was issued by the acting United States Attorney. The allegations are extremely concerning and serious, but I cannot, as the Governor of this state, have a knee jerk, politically motivated reaction like a lot of other people are saying right now. I have to do what's smart, what's right, and I'm consulting with other leaders in government at this time. You got to have one sane person in this state who can cut through all the crap and say, “What does my responsibility guide me to do?”

And when the allegations came out last September and the City was in chaos, I said, “I will intercede, work with the Mayor to get rid of a lot of people who are under indictment, calm it down, bring in a new police chief commissioner who's doing an outstanding job, our subways are safer, people are feeling better around the City, more people are coming back. I don't want our rebirth to be stopped by this. I have to maintain stability.” And the chaos and do what's right for the City of New York, because as governor, I also represent the City. These are my constituents as well. I'm going to make sure they're protected here. So this just happened. I need some time to process this and figure out the right approach.

Rachel Maddow, MSNBC: But you are consulting with other leaders, consulting with your advisors and looking anew at this matter?

Governor Hochul: Of course I am. Of course I am.

 

[1pooh4u]

10 minutes ago, Raptorpat said:

 

Sounds to me like she’s strongly considering it and using the involvement of discussions with other people to take pressure off herself. Whatever her decision may be

I thought she was doing the right thing by not removing him, but now, things are different. He’s still mayor for another year. Are we really safe with a mayor so obviously beholden to Trump’s administration?  I don’t envy her having to make this decision. I think normally justice would play out but justice is very near to dying at this point.   That numerous Trump attorneys aren’t touching this is also astonishing. It tells me that what this DoJ was attempting to do was very not normal 

[1pooh4u]

47 minutes ago, PhilosipherStoned said:

but wait that's actually horrible when he can just appoint new ones. What are you gonna do though besides challenge the status quo and make a scene going out? I mean I get why congressman Al Green can fire back, but as an AG that can easily be career suicide if you don't handle it right am I wrong?

It’s actually career suicide if they do it because the American Bar, I believe, already expressed dismay over this.  Hopefully Trump’s administration won’t last forever. These lawyers just might want jobs in the future. Jobs they won’t get if they drop a case like this because the DoJ made back door deals with an unethical immoral and corrupt mayor 

[1pooh4u]

And it’s not horrible that they refuse to do it. Regardless if he can just replace them with someone else.  She probably would have been fired anyway for her refusal so it’s not like she was gonna be around to fight him his entire term.  Better to resign than to be fired 

Edited February 14 by 1pooh4u

[PhilosipherStoned]

1 minute ago, 1pooh4u said:

It’s actually career suicide if they do it because the American Bar, I believe, already expressed dismay over this.  Hopefully Trump’s administration won’t last forever. These lawyers just might want jobs in the future. Jobs they won’t get if they drop a case like this because the DoJ made back door deals with an unethical immoral and corrupt mayor 

I mean....I'm not gonna lie commenting on the New York bar sounds above my pay grade or capability, but from what I've seen and been able to interpret from the likes of several scholarly law firms it's a big Ruckus for lack of better words... This isn't just New York of course everywhere shits kind of on it's ass... While they fight back from a 'can he even do this?' angle. I'd love someone more versed in law in here that's why I started bringing in Legal Eagle... which is actually able to practice law..... everywhere....idefk 

I've just been bracing for the shit storm that's likely to form EVERYWHERE. 

 

[PhilosipherStoned]

4 minutes ago, PhilosipherStoned said:

I mean....I'm not gonna lie commenting on the New York bar sounds above my pay grade or capability, but from what I've seen and been able to interpret from the likes of several scholarly law firms it's a big Ruckus for lack of better words... This isn't just New York of course everywhere shits kind of on it's ass... While they fight back from a 'can he even do this?' angle. I'd love someone more versed in law in here that's why I started bringing in Legal Eagle... which is actually able to practice law..... everywhere....idefk (research shows New York to be in his jurisdiction at least.)

I've just been bracing for the shit storm that's likely to form EVERYWHERE. 

 

 

Edited February 14 by PhilosipherStoned
Sorry I meant to just edit the original post. Multitasking error.

[Raptorpat]

1 hour ago, 1pooh4u said:

Sounds to me like she’s strongly considering it and using the involvement of discussions with other people to take pressure off herself. Whatever her decision may be

she won't do it unilaterally, needs consensus among the state electeds - and that's only if she decides it's worth the political and federal risks. she's trying to lift her popularity out of a hole before 2026 elections, and at a minimum Trump holds congestion pricing and whatever else over her head.

[naraku360]

7 hours ago, 1pooh4u said:

Loving how the acting AGs would rather resign than do what Trump wants 

Are they not allowed to say "no" or something? What does resigning do other than give room for another hack to be brought in?

[scoobdog]

11 minutes ago, naraku360 said:

Are they not allowed to say "no" or something? What does resigning do other than give room for another hack to be brought in?

I think like was being said, at some point only people who have nothing to lose will be willing to stick their necks out for a lame duck administration, so resigning is more about protecting one’s own future prospects than it is about stopping the inevitable lawlessness.

[1pooh4u]

8 hours ago, naraku360 said:

Are they not allowed to say "no" or something? What does resigning do other than give room for another hack to be brought in?

She was going to be fired for not doing what they wanted. If she had done it she would be no different than the “next hack brought in”

[1pooh4u]

10 hours ago, Raptorpat said:

she won't do it unilaterally, needs consensus among the state electeds - and that's only if she decides it's worth the political and federal risks. she's trying to lift her popularity out of a hole before 2026 elections, and at a minimum Trump holds congestion pricing and whatever else over her head.

She should toss him on his ass. The other day NY1 was asking people in the street what they thought about Adams. Not one person said he wasn’t garbage. I never seen that before 

As for congestion pricing. I don’t get it. Seems like it’s only popular in Manhattan 

[Jman]

1 hour ago, 1pooh4u said:

She should toss him on his ass. The other day NY1 was asking people in the street what they thought about Adams. Not one person said he wasn’t garbage. I never seen that before 

As for congestion pricing. I don’t get it. Seems like it’s only popular in Manhattan 

It’s popular in Manhattan because it only affects Manhattan.  The idea is to divert funds to public transportation and clear up the streets of everything but delivery vehicles and the rich.  
 

And Adams is a historically unpopular mayor, ever since he began the nationwide return to office push.  Tossing him out on his ass would likely be a very popular move.

[1pooh4u]

9 minutes ago, Jman said:

It’s popular in Manhattan because it only affects Manhattan.  The idea is to divert funds to public transportation and clear up the streets of everything but delivery vehicles and the rich.  
 

And Adams is a historically unpopular mayor, ever since he began the nationwide return to office push.  Tossing him out on his ass would likely be a very popular move.

Shit that pisses me off about congestion pricing is that the MTA will waste the money. I also don’t like how those people living in the congestion zone (some of the wealthiest people in the city) are exempt. They shouldn’t be. A discount, yes but not a flat out exemption. People on SI don’t get exempt from paying the toll on the Verrazano when we cross although if you have an ez pass and fill out the necessary paperwork you get a deep discount.  I also think get how it’s not just going to shift traffic uptown. 
 

so far it’s working there is less traffic but eventually people will start saying “fuck it”

[1pooh4u]

Dems on SI reject Adams and endorse Cuomo. 
 

I just cannot 🫠

[1pooh4u]

Just to clear up some things as to why Sassoon (Sasson) resigned as did the attorney under her

 

[naraku360]

38 minutes ago, 1pooh4u said:

Just to clear up some things as to why Sassoon (Sasson) resigned as did the attorney under her

 

I guess I'm not entirely sure I understand why resigning is to avoid career suicide. Like, we're watching it happen like an uncomfortably real reality show. If they're fired for resistance, it's going to be national news as to why. I'd rather have someone refusing to take unreasonable orders in for as long as possible.

[Dark_Cloud_Overhead]

I get what you're saying and agree with thinking given the administration's aim to get rid of as many good, law-abiding people as quickly as they can that it'd be better to make that as hard as possible for them. In this case though I think the reason these prosecutors chose to resign rather than wait to be fired, was to make a statement and bring as much attention to this happening as they could. Also, there's the wanting to stand in solidarity with Sassoon part, too, which they're only going to be seen as doing that and sending that message of backing up her decision if they resign along with her. Trump and his stooges have shown pretty clearly they have no concern about going outside the law to fire people without cause, so these prosecutors were probably going to be axed pretty immediately by them anyway.

[1pooh4u]

12 minutes ago, naraku360 said:

I guess I'm not entirely sure I understand why resigning is to avoid career suicide. Like, we're watching it happen like an uncomfortably real reality show. If they're fired for resistance, it's going to be national news as to why. I'd rather have someone refusing to take unreasonable orders in for as long as possible.

If she hadn’t resigned she would have just been fired. Her resignation brings attention to how fucked up their request was. 

[1pooh4u]

Apparently there’s an attorney that signed the dismissal. The group was out in a room and told by Bove they had an hour or they would lose their jobs. At first they were all going to resign but there was one close to retirement and they decided to sign it to save the other people in the group.  Idk if it’s 100% that a judge will sign off on this shady shit but if they do it’s not a great thing. Hochul has to remove him now. It’s too obvious what’s going on. Adams and Homan were on Fox and Homan said if Adams doesn’t do as agreed on immigration he’d be back. Idk if Adams can run as a republican if he gets removed by Hochul. I hope it would mean he’s done for a while. But these days who knows 

Edited February 15 by 1pooh4u

[Dark_Cloud_Overhead]

I think you mean Tom Homan the border czar that was with him on Faux News. But yeah, he actually said he'd be "up his butt" if he didn't come through for them on helping ICE. It's just insane how they have absolutely no shame or any concern whatsoever that they're completely contradicting and basically incriminating themselves saying something like that when they previously tried to claim this wasn't about the immigration issue but that it's because it was somehow a politically motivated prosecution. LOL They're no longer just saying tbe quiet part out loud, they're on the PA system screaming it at the top of their lungs for goodness sake.

[scoobdog]

9 hours ago, naraku360 said:

I guess I'm not entirely sure I understand why resigning is to avoid career suicide. Like, we're watching it happen like an uncomfortably real reality show. If they're fired for resistance, it's going to be national news as to why. I'd rather have someone refusing to take unreasonable orders in for as long as possible.

Because it’s not always as simple as losing your job.  In theory, there’s no difference between resigning, getting laid off, or getting fired for cause - you’re still without a job, and in none of the options does your employer have to explain to the public why you are out.  Each option however comes with different rights or lack thereof.  In particular people who resign  retain rights to things like government pensions or legacy health care benefits, based on what they’ve accrued.  They also have the first opportunity to control the message around their leaving a job as opposed to the employer having that opportunity when firing an employee.

Its about control over the process beyond the end result.

[1pooh4u]

9 hours ago, Dark_Cloud_Overhead said:

I think you mean Tom Homan the border czar that was with him on Faux News. But yeah, he actually said he'd be "up his butt" if he didn't come through for them on helping ICE. It's just insane how they have absolutely no shame or any concern whatsoever that they're completely contradicting and basically incriminating themselves saying something like that when they previously tried to claim this wasn't about the immigration issue but that it's because it was somehow a politically motivated prosecution. LOL They're no longer just saying tbe quiet part out loud, they're on the PA system screaming it at the top of their lungs for goodness sake.

Yup that’s who i meant. All those names sound like villain names 

[Jman]

The Times is reporting that most of NYC is supporting Hochul tossing Adams on his ass, but she wants to make sure he can’t play the victim card.

[1pooh4u]

14 minutes ago, Jman said:

The Times is reporting that most of NYC is supporting Hochul tossing Adams on his ass, but she wants to make sure he can’t play the victim card.

He will do that. I hated that mfer from the time he yelled at an elderly Jewish Holocaust survivor at a meeting concerning the RCB raising rates. Jewish people talk w their hands. He started some shit , talking like she needed to respect him because they’re in Washington Heights, as though she didn’t belong there because it’s a majority Latino community now, but the woman lived there from when there was still a heavy Jewish presence in the neighborhood. He doesn’t hesitate to say “they do this because I’m Black” 

[katt_goddess]

4 hours ago, 1pooh4u said:

Yup that’s who i meant. All those names sound like villain names 

It sounds like an alien pretending to be an Earthling.

'What's your name?'

[ don't say john smith...don't say john doe...those sound so fake ] 'Tom Human' *inflates neck pouch to look impressive and masculine

'Tom Homan? You look perfect for a job in hunting humans.' 

[Doom Metal Alchemist]

20 minutes ago, katt_goddess said:

It sounds like an alien pretending to be an Earthling.

'What's your name?'

[ don't say john smith...don't say john doe...those sound so fake ] 'Tom Human' *inflates neck pouch to look impressive and masculine

'Tom Homan? You look perfect for a job in hunting humans.' 

[1pooh4u]

2 hours ago, katt_goddess said:

It sounds like an alien pretending to be an Earthling.

'What's your name?'

[ don't say john smith...don't say john doe...those sound so fake ] 'Tom Human' *inflates neck pouch to look impressive and masculine

'Tom Homan? You look perfect for a job in hunting humans.' 

That reminds me of the South Park episode where a terminator, Bill Cosby had to destroy Cartman’s Trapper Keeper 😆

[1pooh4u]

 

[Raptorpat]

Quote

STATEMENT FROM GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL

“Since taking office in 2021, I’ve done everything possible to partner with the City of New York under the leadership of two different mayors. We’ve worked together to fight crime on the streets and subways, close illegal cannabis shops and build more housing through ‘City of Yes’. Bickering between State and City officials is a waste of time and I refuse to go back to the days where our constituents are caught in the crossfire of political turf wars.

“Earlier today I spoke with First Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer to express my gratitude for her years of service to New York City. She, along with Deputy Mayors Anne Williams-Isom, Meera Joshi and Chauncey Parker, have been strong partners with my Administration across dozens of key issues. If they feel unable to serve in City Hall at this time, that raises serious questions about the long-term future of this Mayoral administration.

“I recognize the immense responsibility I hold as governor and the constitutional powers granted to this office. In the 235 years of New York State history, these powers have never been utilized to remove a duly-elected mayor; overturning the will of the voters is a serious step that should not be taken lightly. That said, the alleged conduct at City Hall that has been reported over the past two weeks is troubling and cannot be ignored. Tomorrow, I have asked key leaders to meet me at my Manhattan office for a conversation about the path forward, with the goal of ensuring stability for the City of New York. 

“Let me be clear: my most urgent concern is the well-being of my 8.3 million constituents who live in New York City. I will be monitoring this situation extraordinarily closely to ensure that New Yorkers are not being shortchanged by the current crisis in City government.”

###

 

[Raptorpat]

[Raptorpat]

[1pooh4u]

He’s still refusing to leave talking crazy shit. Making Mein Kampf invocations (incorrectly he was actually quoting Goebels) “he doesn’t step down. He steps up” I never laughed so hard in my life 😆

[Jman]

Just now, 1pooh4u said:

He’s still refusing to leave talking crazy shit. Making Mein Kampf invocations (incorrectly he was actually quoting Goebels) “he doesn’t step down. He steps up” I never laughed so hard in my life 😆

He’s trying to appeal to his new base once he’s out on his ass.

[1pooh4u]

1 minute ago, Jman said:

He’s trying to appeal to his new base once he’s out on his ass.

He’s never getting away with the shit Trump got away with and his new base will turn on him. 

[Raptorpat]

Quote

NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul surveyed New York Black leaders to assess the fate of Mayor Eric Adams. Their answers revealed collective concern about his legal and political predicaments as he faces reelection.

But they also cautioned the Democratic governor to hold off on deciding whether to oust him until a judge allows the federal corruption charges against Adams to be dropped on Wednesday.

“It’s not an easy thing. This is a Black sitting mayor, second Black mayor in [city] history,” Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, who met with the governor Tuesday, said of Hochul’s position. “While I’m not trying to use racial politics, even if she was going to do it she would need support from individuals like myself.”

“I have not seen my constituents totally turn their back but they are watching intensely to see how the mayor navigates this chaos and controversy,” he also told POLITICO of the voters he represents in Queens, who comprised Adams’ winning 2021 constituency.

Since Adams’ September indictment, Hochul has strayed from exercising her state-given power to remove Adams, instead urging the mayor to “clean house” by ousting scandal-scarred aides from his administration.

But recent developments within Adams’ case have caused Hochul to reconsider using her statutory removal powers. Federal prosecutor Danielle Sassoon, who was handling the Adams matter, resigned over what she called a quid pro quo — a forced clearing of Adams’ corruption charges in exchange for his help with President Donald Trump’s deportation plans. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan said they were also planning to bring further obstruction charges against Adams.

Adams’ attorney, Alex Spiro, has called the quid pro quo accusation an “outright lie.”

Hochul made no public statements Tuesday, but has said she’s troubled by the quid pro quo allegations.

Adams, speaking at a Tuesday night Black History Month celebration at the NYPD police academy, projected defiance amid the calls for him to step down.

“I don’t care how strong the winds of adversity may be and how many haters think they’re gonna continue to hate,” Adams said. “As long as you hate, I’m going to let you know: haters will be my waiters when I sit down at the table of success.”

Hochul, who has the powers to remove Adams and other local leaders under state law, met with at least four key players in New York politics Tuesday, including members of a special “inability committee” that has the power to remove the mayor.

Al Sharpton, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and City Comptroller Brad Lander were spotted outside Hochul’s Midtown Manhattan office. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries also plans to speak with the governor.

The meetings come just one day after Speaker Adams called on the mayor to resign, a move that seems to have motivated more electeds to follow suit.

On Monday, four of Adams’ deputy mayors announced their intent to resign after a fiery internal meeting on Friday.

The judge overseeing Adams’ corruption case ordered the mayor to appear in court on Wednesday at 2 p.m., when Adams’ lawyers and Justice Deoartment officials will be asked about the government’s request to drop the charges.

Hochul will continue to deliberate, according to Sharpton, who relayed some of his conversation with the governor.

“People have been shaken, and there needs to be a resolve,” Sharpton said. “But at the same time, we must protect the law and not establish a precedent that could come back to haunt us.”

Other attendees of Hochul’s closed-door meetings were more circumspect.

“Productive meeting,” Speaker Adams said, while walking out of Hochul’s office on 3rd Ave.

Jeffries is scheduled to meet with Hochul, and he told reporters Tuesday he is holding a meeting with members of the New York congressional delegation to discuss Adams.

“It’s a deeply disturbing development,” he said. “Mayor Adams has a responsibility to decisively demonstrate to the people of New York City that he has the capacity to continue to govern in the best interest of New Yorkers as opposed to taking orders from the Trump administration.”

Meanwhile, the mayor canceled his weekly media Q&A session for the second week in a row Tuesday.

Adams did make some public appearances Tuesday, but didn’t answer questions from reporters about the ongoing peril inside City Hall. Instead, he disparaged the press.

“Why won’t you take questions from the press?” he was asked by a reporter at Bellevue Hospital, where he was visiting an NYPD officer who was shot in the arm this morning.

“Cuz y’all are liars,” he said as he walked away.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/18/hochul-meets-new-york-leaders-decide-adams-fate-00204796

[Raptorpat]

the tl;dr is tomorrow the judge decides whether to let the DOJ throw the case out, and after that there will be a decision