NYC Coup: Democrat Comptroller Brad Lander Now Threatens to Remove Mayor Eric Adams After Four of NYC’s Deputy Mayors Resigned

New York City is witnessing a coup orchestrated by the far-left elite against a mayor who dared to work with President Trump on crucial policy issues.

Democrat Comptroller Brad Lander has issued an ultimatum to Mayor Eric Adams, demanding a “contingency plan” or else he will initiate proceedings to oust him from office.

Mayor Adams, a Democrat who has shown a willingness to cooperate with Trump’s administration on the deportation of illegal immigrants, has now become the target of his own party’s wrath.

This comes after the Department of Justice, under Trump’s influence, decided to drop corruption charges against Adams.

The DOJ’s memo blatantly admitted that the politically motivated case against Adams was damaging to his leadership and re-election campaign—conveniently launched right after he dared to criticize the Biden administration’s disastrous immigration policies.

Seven federal prosecutors resigned in protest. The resignations include Danielle Sassoon, the interim U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Hagan Scotten.

Additionally, five officials from the DOJ’s Criminal Division’s Public Integrity Section, including acting head Kevin Driscoll and acting chief John Keller, have stepped down in protest.

The resignation storm didn’t end with federal prosecutors. Four of NYC’s Deputy Mayors have also tendered their resignations.

These departures threaten to create what Lander described as an “unprecedented leadership vacuum.”

Should Mayor Adams fail to produce or implement a viable governance plan promptly, Lander has threatened to convene the City Charter’s Committee of Mayoral Inability—a move that could lead to Adams’ removal from office.

Read his letter below:

“Today my office received news that four of the City’s Deputy Mayors- including First Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer— have submitted their resignations and that others have communicated their intent to resign.

These departures would create an unprecedented leadership vacuum at the highest levels of City government and wreak havoc on the City’s ability to deliver essential services to New Yorkers.

These resignations come in the wake of deeply concerning actions by the U.S. Justice Department, asking the U.S. District Court to drop the indictments against you, so long as you comply with the White House on matters of immigration and criminal justice policy, which call into question your ability to continue to comply with your duties to New Yorkers under the City Charter.

As Comptroller, I am responsible for ensuring the City’s fiscal health and management and am a member of the Committee of Mayoral Inability established by City Charter Section 10.

Given the gravity of this situation and the chaos it has unleashed among New Yorkers, I formally request that your office promptly develop and present a detailed contingency plan outlining how you intend to manage the City of New York during this period of leadership transition.

Specifically, please provide immediate confirmation of your plan for appointing interim Deputy Mayors and key managerial staff, along with an anticipated timeline for stabilizing the administration, no later than Friday February 21, 2025.

In the absence of a contingency plan, the resignation of four or more deputy mayors, and the chaos created by the Justice Department’s actions regarding indictments against you, may well constitute inability to govern.

Should your office be unable or unwilling to formulate such a plan promptly, I will seek to convene a meeting of the Inability Committee.

Ensuring stability and effective governance during this critical period is imperative to maintaining public confidence and the continued delivery of essential services. I look forward to your prompt response and decisive action on this critical issue.”

BREAKING: New York Comptroller Brad Lander is demanding that Eric Adams submit a “contingency plan” for governing the city by Friday, or he will begin a formal process to remove Adams from power.

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