AOC calls for Mayor Eric Adams to resign amid possible Democrat corruption probe

A New York congresswoman known for left-wing opposition to her fellow Democrats is calling on Big Apple Mayor Eric Adams to resign after a series of raids on his top aides and others in his inner circle in connection with a federal investigation. “I do not see how Mayor Adams can continue governing New York City,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wrote on X. Ocasio-Cortez’s district includes parts of two New York City boroughs. STAFFER FOR NYC MAYOR FIRED AMID EXTORTION REPORTS AFTER NYPD COMMISSIONER RESIGNS Adams issued a blistering response to the socialist congresswoman, slamming her as a fraud in a statement to Fox News Digital. “For anyone who self-righteously claims people charged with serious crimes should not be in jail to now say that the second Black mayor of New York should resign because of rumors and innuendo — without even a single charge being filed — is the height of hypocrisy,” Adams said. Earlier this month, New York City Police Commissioner Edward Caban became the latest Adams ally to resign. Separately, an Adams staffer was fired following accusations that he tried to extort money from a Brooklyn car owner with help from Caban’s twin brother. In a statement, Caban’s attorneys Russell Capone and Rebekah Donaleski told Fox News Digital that the former commissioner would cooperate with investigators and that he is not the target of the federal probe himself. NYPD COMMISSIONER’S BROTHER IS EX-COP BEING PROBED AS ALLEGED ‘FIXER’ FOR NYC CLUBS: REPORT Rumors of a pending resignation have swirled for days following raids on Caban and his twin brother, a safety consultant. Federal agents served warrants on three other high-ranking Adams aides on the same day as the Cabans — First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright, Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Philip Banks III and Timothy Pearson, a former NYPD official turned mayoral adviser. Last year, federal agents seized Adams’ devices as he was leaving an event in Manhattan and raided the home of one of his top fundraisers. HOUSE GOP PRESSES HOCHUL ON ALLEGED CCP AGENT’S INFLUENCE IN NEW YORK, INCLUDING SECRET CHINESE POLICE STATION “For the good of the city, he should resign,” Ocasio-Cortez added Wednesday. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Adams appointed Caban as the NYPD’s first Hispanic commissioner in July 2023. – This Summarize was created by Neural News AI (V1). Source: https://www.foxnews.com/us/aoc-calls-mayor-eric-adams-resign-amid-possible-democrat-corruption-probe