New York City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted in September, accused of bribery and campaign finance violations. New York State Governor, Kathy Hochul, has the power to remove him from office, but the process by which to do that has never been tested before. Veuer’s Tony Spitz has the details.
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00:00New York City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted in September accused of bribery and campaign finance violations
00:06The charges stem from soliciting illegal campaign contributions from Turkish diplomats
00:11Allowing a skyscraper to open without a fire inspection as well as other crimes committed while borough president
00:17Adams has vehemently denied wrongdoing though
00:19It's unlikely it would have ever been brought forward by Southern District prosecutors if there wasn't an overwhelming amount of evidence
00:25He also refuses to resign with the Trump administration recently filing a motion to throw the charges out
00:31New York State Governor Kathy Hochul has the power to remove the mayor from office
00:35But the process by which to do that has never been tested before with the governor recently telling reporters quote
00:41Overturning the will of the voters is a serious step that should not be taken lightly
00:45That said the alleged conduct at City Hall that has been reported over the past two weeks is troubling and cannot be ignored
00:52According to the city charter the governor has the power to remove the mayor
00:55However, Adams must be presented the charges by her and be given time to rebut them in a public forum after that Governor
01:02Hochul would make the final decision and public advocate Jumaane Williams would become the acting mayor of America's biggest city