Eric Adams, the current mayor of New York City, is facing a number of federal charges in relation to an alleged bribery and wire fraud scheme involving the solicitation of illegal campaign contributions from Turkish businessmen [0].
Kathy Hochul, the current governor of the state of New York, is empowered (ex officio) by the city charter [1] to remove the mayor.
Resolves YES if:
Kathy Hochul, or any other person to hold the office of governor of the state of New York, removes Eric Adams from office under New York City Charter ch 1 § 9 during the term he commenced Jan 1, 2022.
Any such person begins the removal procedure, as reported by reliable news sources, and Adams resigns in response.
Resolves NO if:
Adams resigns without the removal process commencing
Adams serves out the remainder of the term he commenced Jan 1, 2022.
[0]: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/nyregion/eric-adams-investigations.html
[1]: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCcharter/0-0-0-5717
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3.00New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Thursday she won't — for the time being — remove embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams from office, but will instead impose limits on his power.
Doubt. The standard playbook is to double-down and circle the wagons in these sort of situations. Going into any election if Hochul abandons her loyalists, they'll abandon her or flip on her. She knows this, so she'll fight or merely distance herself.
Trump's justice department has dropped the charges against Adams in their entirety. Where this ends up from here is anyone's guess.
