It was revealed in the late edition of today’s online New York Post that Federal authorities stopped chief adviser Ingrid Lewis-Martin Friday and had her phone seized as she arrived home from vacation in Japan.
Any political novice can see this will continue as long as he remains in office. The government will continue to pursue its present course as long as he stays.
Governor Hochul has the authority under the New York State Constitution to remove him for malfeasance. Technically, his indictment qualifies. And for as long as any trial takes, that distraction will disrupt any effective governance of the City.
She has given him some time to think about his options. But she is not long on patience until she pulls the trigger.
It would be better optics for him to give his voluntary resignation with a reasonable end date, rather than being escorted out and shown the street.
The clock is ticking.
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