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NYC Coup: Democrat Comptroller Brad Lander Now Threatens to Remove Mayor Eric Adams After Four of NYC’s Deputy Mayors Resigned
Gateway Pundit ^ | February 17, 2025 | Jim Hoft

Posted on 02/17/2025 7:03:28 PM PST by Macho MAGA Man

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at thegatewaypundit.com ...


TOPICS: Conspiracy; Government; Local News; Politics
KEYWORDS: bradlander; cuomo; cuomocrimefamily; daniellesassoon; defundthepolice; driscoll; ericadams; haganscotten; kevindriscoll; lander; newyork; newyorkcity; nyc; sassoon; scotten; trump
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To: T.B. Yoits

thx. see #20. i wouldn’t have guessed that an ‘accountant’ would have the power to remove an elected official, let alone a mayor.


21 posted on 02/17/2025 7:36:43 PM PST by dadfly
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To: dadfly
thx. see #20. i wouldn't have guessed that an ‘accountant’ would have the power to remove an elected official, let alone a mayor.

I doubt the comptroller can remove the mayor.

The governor definitely can.

22 posted on 02/17/2025 7:41:47 PM PST by FreeReign
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To: dadfly
I don't think the Comptroller (referred to as CFO on their website) has the authority to remove the mayor.

https://comptroller.nyc.gov/about/duties-of-the-comptroller/

If New York City CFO Brad Lander had evidence of malfeasance by the mayor (or anyone else), he should have already blown the whistle.

23 posted on 02/17/2025 7:42:10 PM PST by T.B. Yoits
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To: Macho MAGA Man

The New York Post reports that Governor Hochul has the authority to remove Adams from office.


24 posted on 02/17/2025 7:46:30 PM PST by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS-REMEMBER REV. NIEMOLLER)
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To: T.B. Yoits

Governor Kathy Hochul meeting with officials tomorrow and she does have authority to remove Adams according to the New York Post.


25 posted on 02/17/2025 7:47:26 PM PST by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS-REMEMBER REV. NIEMOLLER)
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To: FreeReign; T.B. Yoits

thx for clarification. headline is probably fake news then. just some comptroller trolling by Brad the rat (sorry for the pun). wonder if he’s running for mayor?


26 posted on 02/17/2025 7:53:59 PM PST by dadfly
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To: Macho MAGA Man

“The uppity negro left the plantation. Loose the dogs!”


27 posted on 02/17/2025 8:09:14 PM PST by dynachrome (Auslander Raus!)
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To: vivenne

Dallas.


28 posted on 02/17/2025 8:16:24 PM PST by pepsi_junkie ("We want no Gestapo or Secret Police. F. B. I. is tending in that direction." - Harry S Truman)
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To: blackdog

When less than 24% of eligible NYC voters cast a ballot they deserve what they get.


29 posted on 02/17/2025 8:17:43 PM PST by TigersEye (The Golden Age of MAGA is upon us! )
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Gov. Kathy Hochul assembling ‘key leaders’ on Tuesday to discuss ‘path forward’ regarding Eric Adams

https://nypost.com/2025/02/17/us-news/kathy-hochul-assembling-key-leaders-to-discuss-eric-adams/


30 posted on 02/18/2025 12:00:40 AM PST by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Brad Lander. . .

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4225919/posts

NYC comptroller shockingly says every Big Apple migrant should get a free lawyer — paid for by taxpayers
NY Post ^ | 03/20/2024 | Craig McCarthy, Emily Crane and Carl Campanile
Posted on 3/21/2024, 3:17:41 PM by ChicagoConservative27

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander has drawn outrage for claiming that giving each of the tens of thousands of migrants pouring into the Big Apple free legal representation could net billions in economic benefits for New York state.

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4151216/posts

NYC pension funds lose $30M in SVB collapse, data shows
Nypost ^ | 05/06/2023 | Jon Levine and Susan Edelman
Posted on 5/6/2023, 10:04:42 AM by ChicagoConservative27

New York City teachers, cops and firefighters lost nearly $30 million in pension funds tied to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.

Critics accuse Comptroller Brad Lander, who is custodian of the pension systems, of favoring the “woke” bank over shareholders.

Five city pension funds had a total of $41,867,214 invested in the doomed bank as of Jan. 31, according to data provided by the comptroller’s office under a Freedom of Information request by The Post. . .


31 posted on 02/18/2025 12:41:48 AM PST by Fedora
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To: dadfly

Abe Beam was Comptroller who got elected Mayor. Shortly after, NYC went bankrupt.


32 posted on 02/18/2025 1:38:17 AM PST by CdMGuy
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To: Macho MAGA Man

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33 posted on 02/18/2025 2:17:41 AM PST by sauropod (Make sure Satan has to climb over a lot of Scripture to get to you. John MacArthur Ne supra crepidam)
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To: pepsi_junkie

Thanks.


34 posted on 02/18/2025 3:16:56 AM PST by vivenne (7Come to think of it. )
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To: Macho MAGA Man

NYC has fallen a long way since Giuliani.


35 posted on 02/18/2025 3:36:15 AM PST by popdonnelly (All the enormous crimes in history have been committed by governments.)
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To: Biblebelter

Dems in disarray.”” -—> ‘Rats in KAOS!


36 posted on 02/18/2025 7:37:16 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: dadfly

“comptroller (n.)
c. 1500, a variant of controller, with bad spelling due to influence of unrelated French compte “an account,” from Latin computare.

also from c. 1500
Entries linking to comptroller
controller (n.)
late 14c., “official in charge of accounts in a king’s household,” from Anglo-French contrerolleour (late 13c.), Old French contrerelleor (Modern French contrôleur), from Medieval Latin contrarotulator, agent noun from *contra-rotulare (see control (v.)).

Broader sense of “officer who examines accounts and manages finances of a corporation or institution” is from c. 1400. The first syllable was confused with count (v.), Latin comptus (hence comptroller). Mechanical sense “that which governs or restrains” is from 1867.”


37 posted on 02/18/2025 7:39:29 PM PST by Paladin2
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