{"id":2404564,"date":"2025-02-20T08:44:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T13:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-ny-gov-tries-to-remove-adams-ag-who-went-after-trump-helps-recruit-new-nyc-mayoral-candidate\/"},"modified":"2025-02-20T08:47:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T13:47:06","slug":"as-ny-gov-tries-to-remove-adams-ag-who-went-after-trump-helps-recruit-new-nyc-mayoral-candidate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-ny-gov-tries-to-remove-adams-ag-who-went-after-trump-helps-recruit-new-nyc-mayoral-candidate\/","title":{"rendered":"As NY Gov Tries to Remove Adams, AG Who Went After Trump Helps Recruit New NYC Mayoral Candidate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fas-ny-gov-tries-to-remove-adams-ag-who-went-after-trump-helps-recruit-new-nyc-mayoral-candidate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2404564&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the controversial political maneuvers surrounding \u200bNew York City&#8217;s \u2062mayoral race, notably focusing on Mayor\u200d Eric Adams.Speculations are rising \u200dthat New York\u2062 Attorney\u2064 General Letitia James is\u2062 attempting to persuade retiring \u2063City Council speaker Adrienne Adams to\u2062 run for mayor.\u200d This comes as Governor Kathy Hochul is considering removing Mayor adams from office following \u200bunresolved corruption allegations,which may have implications \u200cfor the return of former Governor Andrew Cuomo. Despite his resignation amid scandals, Cuomo is reportedly leading in polls for a potential mayoral run.<\/p>\n<p>The situation is further\u2063 complex by \u2063the fact that\u200b James played a notable role in the investigations that led \u2063to \u2062Cuomo&#8217;s resignation,\u2062 and seeks to\u200d ensure that his \u200dcomeback\u2062 is\u200b thwarted.\u2063 The \u200dpiece asserts that the \u200congoing political strife \u200bplaces Hochul, James, and\u200c the democratic establishment in a challenging position \u2063with potential repercussions for their future in New York politics. the article\u200b raises\u200d questions regarding the integrity of the\u2063 political process in the state and the candidates\u2063 likely vying \u2062for key offices,\u200c indicating a tumultuous period ahead for New York\u2019s \u2062Democratic landscape.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>If&nbsp;<em>l&rsquo;affaire<\/em> Eric Adams wasn&rsquo;t looking fishy enough already, there&rsquo;s potentially another Adams involved in the New York Democratic establishment&rsquo;s attempt to engineer the New York City mayoral race &mdash; courtesy, in part, of the New York state attorney general who went after President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/02\/19\/adrienne-adams-new-york-city-mayor-andrew-cuomo-00205043\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a> report on Wednesday evening, New York Attorney General Letitia James is among those trying to recruit retiring New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams to run for City Hall.<\/p>\n<p>The move comes as New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ny-gov-threatens-remove-nyc-mayor-indictments-notice-suspicious-timing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">intimating she may remove<\/a> Mayor Eric Adams after the Department of Justice dismissed corruption charges for the moment and he started cooperating with the Trump administration&rsquo;s border czar on deporting illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>However, that move comes with a potential backside for both Hochul and James: the potential return of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who resigned amid multiple scandals regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cuomos-comeback-hopes-shattered-bombshell-report-reveals-new-numbers-nursing-home-cover\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sending COVID patients<\/a> back into nursing homes and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/somehow-57-of-new-yorkers-still-approve-of-andrew-cuomos-performance-are-we-missing-something\/\" title=\"Somehow, 57% Of New Yorkers Still Approve Of ...\u2019s Performance. Are We Missing Something?\">alleged sexual harassment<\/a> of employees.<\/p>\n<p>If Adams is taken out of the picture by Hochul, that could open the door to Cuomo making a comeback as New York City mayor &mdash; something James, who led <a href=\"https:\/\/ag.ny.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2021.08.03_nyag_-_investigative_report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the investigation<\/a> into Cuomo&rsquo;s alleged misdeeds and then ran (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/12\/09\/nyregion\/letitia-james-drops-out-governor.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unsuccessfully<\/a>) for the position he was forced to resign from (not a shady look at all), doesn&rsquo;t want to see happen.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Hochul, who took over for Cuomo after his resignation and became the nominee, also likely doesn&rsquo;t want to see him take over &mdash; although she&rsquo;s not part of the effort to get Adrienne Adams onto the ballot.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the question is whether or not she can or will remove Adams from office before he can start cooperating in earnest with the Trump administration&rsquo;s Immigration and Customs Enforcement; as Politico noted, the current mayor &ldquo;appears to have a near-impossible path to re-election,&rdquo; although never say never.<\/p>\n<p>However, Hochul still says she&rsquo;s willing to consider using a provision of the state constitution never invoked against a sitting mayor to get him out of office after several of her allies quit after Trump&rsquo;s DOJ dismissed the charges until at least after the election.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In the 235 years of New York State history, these powers have never been utilized to remove a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-gov-threatens-to-remove-nyc-mayor-over-indictments-but-notice-the-suspicious-timing\/\" title=\"NY Gov Threatens to Remove NYC ... Over Indictments - But Notice the Suspicious Timing\">duly-elected mayor<\/a>; overturning the will of the voters is a serious step that should not be taken lightly,&rdquo; Hochul said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That said, the alleged conduct at City Hall that has been reported over the past two weeks is troubling and cannot be ignored.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As Dan McLaughlin of National Review noted, it&rsquo;s funny that she decided to take this step now that he&rsquo;s cooperating with ICE on enforcing federal law as opposed to, say, when he was charged:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Note that she didn&rsquo;t even contemplate this when he was indicted for corruption for being on the Turkish payroll. Only when he agreed to cooperate with the enforcement of federal law. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WOPlPnoHXt\">https:\/\/t.co\/WOPlPnoHXt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/baseballcrank\/status\/1891677140694732840?\">February 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, this leaves everyone in a pretty problematic position, considering that no matter what happens, the lawfare campaign against the law-and-order Adams has left an opening for a comeback for Andrew Cuomo.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Cuomo &mdash; who resigned from the governorship in 2021 amid sexual misconduct charges that he denies &mdash; is leading the polls and expected to jump into the race in the coming weeks,&rdquo; Politico noted.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He has a $7.7 million state warchest he can hand over to a PAC controlled by an ally. But while he remains the best known candidate in the race, recent polling shows he has both relatively high positive and negative numbers with voters. He is already the target of every other candidate, and many Democratic leaders privately shudder at the prospect of dealing with his aggressive style of governance.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That likely includes James &mdash; which is why she&rsquo;s &ldquo;among those making phone calls promoting the council speaker&rsquo;s potential candidacy, according to nine people familiar with the outreach.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>So, too, are public labor unions.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Leaders of District Council 37, the largest municipal union in New York, are also supporting the effort, according to three people familiar with the conversations who were granted anonymity to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">freely discuss private strategy<\/a>,&rdquo; Politico noted.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Union president Henry Garrido would only say the labor organization will undergo a standard candidate endorsement process.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That being said, James&rsquo; involvement is the most troublesome. Lest we forget, this isn&rsquo;t just the woman who spearheaded the Cuomo investigation that eventually hounded him from an office she wanted. She also managed to secure a ludicrous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-legal-team-fantastic-day-court-battles-draconian-454-million-fraud-judgement-brought-letitia-james\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$454 million fraud judgment<\/a> against the Trump Organization in a sham of a last-minute campaign-year trial regarding the alleged overvaluation of assets &mdash; although it was mostly a design to disrupt the candidate&rsquo;s finances.<\/p>\n<p>Now that that&rsquo;s failed at precluding that, she&rsquo;s part of the effort to disrupt the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sanctuary-no-nyc-mayor-ushers-homan-root-seriously-criminal-illegals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump administration&rsquo;s efforts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-york-ag-letitia-james-defies-trump-sends-sickening-transgender-order-hospitals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ordering hospitals in the state<\/a> to continue transgender procedures on children in defiance of the president&rsquo;s executive order banning them for all facilities receiving grant funds, and she&rsquo;s one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/3m-forever-chemicals-settlement-advances-but-some-ags-unhappy-with-payout\/\" title=\"3M&#039;s settlement for &#039;forever chemicals&#039; progresses, but some AGs dissatisfied with payout.\">22 state attorneys general<\/a> to sign on to a document pledging resistance to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/secret-pact-22-democratic-ags-discovered-plot-defy-trump-exposed-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">challenge to birthright citizenship<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And now, she suddenly realizes that now that one of her top enemies is back in power at the White House, she wants to make life harder for another one of her targets.<\/p>\n<p>Not to say that either Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams has clean hands &mdash; I&rsquo;m very much sure the first doesn&rsquo;t, and the second will likely be for a court to decide, eventually &mdash; but Kathy Hochul potentially removing Adams from office and Letitia James recruiting candidates to make sure Cuomo doesn&rsquo;t make a comeback isn&rsquo;t a good look, either.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s enough to make you wonder what it would take for New York to vote for a real Republican for New York City-wide or statewide office. Naturally, they&rsquo;d probably be charged with murdering Julius Caesar the next day by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pam-bondi-blindsides-new-yorks-kathy-hochul-and-letitia-james-with-federal-lawsuit-this-is-a-new-doj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James&rsquo; office<\/a>, along with accomplices Brutus and Cassius &mdash; the last two being dead, of course, but probably still <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/25k-dead-voters-allegedly-michigans-voter-roll-court-gloriously-denies-dem-leaders-attempt-dismiss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">regular New York Democratic voters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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This involvement is partly due to New York Attorney General Letitia James, known for her pursuit of President Donald Trump. A report from Politico on Wednesday revealed that James is among those trying to persuade retiring City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams to run for mayor. This development coincides with Governor Kathy Hochul hinting at possibly removing Mayor Eric Adams after corruption charges were temporarily dismissed by the Department of Justice and he began collaborating with Trump&#8217;s border czar on immigration issues.<\/p>\n<p>However, this strategy could backfire for both Hochul and James if it paves the way for former Governor Andrew Cuomo&#8217;s return. Cuomo resigned amid scandals related to COVID-19 policies and allegations of sexual harassment. If Hochul successfully ousts Eric Adams, it might create an opportunity for Cuomo to re-enter politics as a candidate for New York City mayor\u2014a scenario that James would likely want to avoid given her role in investigating his alleged misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>Hochul, who succeeded Cuomo after his resignation and became the nominee herself, also seems opposed to a potential Cuomo comeback\u2014though she isn&#8217;t directly involved in efforts to get Adrienne Adams on the ballot. The pressing question remains whether she can or will remove Eric Adams from office before he fully engages with federal immigration enforcement; Politico has noted that he faces significant challenges in seeking re-election.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this turmoil, Hochul has expressed willingness to consider using a rarely invoked constitutional provision against sitting mayors as a means of removal following troubling reports about conduct at City Hall over recent weeks. She acknowledged that such an action would be unprecedented and should not be taken lightly but emphasized that recent allegations are serious.<\/p>\n<p>This situation leaves all parties in a precarious position since any legal actions against Mayor Adams could inadvertently facilitate Andrew Cuomo&#8217;s political resurgence. According to Politico, despite facing past controversies\u2014including sexual misconduct allegations\u2014Cuomo is currently leading polls and expected to enter the race soon with substantial financial backing.<\/p>\n<p>James&#8217; involvement raises concerns given her history with both Cuomo and Trump-related investigations; she previously secured a significant fraud judgment against Trump&#8217;s organization during an election year trial perceived by some as politically motivated disruption.<\/p>\n<p>In summary, while neither Andrew Cuomo nor Eric Adams appears entirely above reproach\u2014one embroiled in scandal while another faces legal scrutiny\u2014the maneuvers by Hochul and James suggest political motivations aimed at preventing either from gaining power again are fraught with complications<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2404565,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Eric-Adams.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[36661,39075,40870,50726],"class_list":["post-2404564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-eric-adams","tag-kathy-hochul","tag-mayoral-election","tag-nyc-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Eric-Adams.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404564","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2404564"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404564\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2404568,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404564\/revisions\/2404568"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2404565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2404564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2404564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2404564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}