Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) referred to as on New York Metropolis Mayor Eric Adams (D) to resign on Wednesday following the Division of Justice’s (DOJ) transfer to drop federal corruption fees in opposition to him.
“I personally agree with the majority of New Yorkers and think Mr. Mayor that you should resign,” Garcia informed Adams, who was testifying together with different Democratic mayors earlier than the Home Oversight and Authorities Reform Committee.
“We have a right to know if the Trump administration has coerced you into agreeing to anything,” Garcia stated. “Are you selling out New Yorkers to save yourself from prosecution?”
Adams denied participating in any quid professional quo.
“There’s no deal. There’s no quid pro quo. I did nothing wrong,” Adams informed the committee.
Adams was initially set to face trial in April on fees of bribery, wire fraud and soliciting unlawful marketing campaign contributions, however a federal decide overseeing the prison case indefinitely delayed the trial as he considers the trouble by the DOJ to drop the costs.
The listening to the place the alternate happened additionally included Boston Mayor Michelle Wu (D), Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) and Denver Mayor Mike Johnston (D).
Former U.S. Lawyer Danielle Sassoon stated it amounted to a “quid pro quo” through which the case can be resulted in alternate for the mayor serving to the Trump administration with its immigration priorities.
Earlier this week, Democratic Reps. Jamie Raskin (Md.) and Jasmine Crockett (Texas), who’re members of the Home Judiciary Committee, introduced they had been launching an investigation into the DOJ’s strikes to drop the corruption fees in opposition to Adams.
Adams appeared to placed on a pleasant entrance with the Trump’s workforce following the president’s election win final yr. The Democratic mayor notably appeared with Trump’s boarder czar Tom Homan on “Fox and Friends” final month after Adams agreed to permit federal immigration officers to function at Rikers Island. The moved marked a significant change in New York Metropolis’s sanctuary metropolis insurance policies. Moreover the 2 agreed to work collectively to resolve the town’s “migrant problem.”
The New York Metropolis mayor is up for reelection this yr and has already acquired a excessive profile major challenger from former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D).
