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

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

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is calling on New York Mayor Eric Adams to step down after a series of federal raids and investigations into his inner circle.......                    ...                        ...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. You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login wrote on X.......Ocasio-Cortez's district includes parts of two New York City boroughs. The tweet marked the first time she took a swing at her hometown mayor on the platform in more than a year. In April 2023, she indirectly criticized his support for a new contract for city police......."The flood of resignations and vacancies are threatening gov function," she wrote. "Nonstop investigations will make it impossible to recruit and retain a qualified administration."......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......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. "I am leading this city to protect it from exactly that kind of phony politics. The people of this city elected me to fight for them, and I will stay and fight no matter what."......Earlier this month, New York City Police Commissioner Edward Caban became the latest Adams ally You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login. 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.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Rumors of a pending resignation have swirled for days following raids on Caban and his twin brother, a safety consultant. James Caban is facing an investigation for allegedly leveraging his NYPD connections to protect nightclubs from police scrutiny.......Federal agents served warrants on three other high-ranking Adams aides You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login 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. Adams has denied any wrongdoing, but confirmed last month he had received a subpoena from federal prosecutors and said he and his team are cooperating.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......"For the good of the city, he should resign," Ocasio-Cortez added Wednesday.......Winnie Greco, another Adams aide, was You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login in connection with a campaign fundraising investigation.......Adams appointed Caban as the NYPD's first Hispanic commissioner in July 2023.......He has been replaced by Interim Commissioner Tom Donlon, a retired FBI agent who previously led the National Threat Center and oversaw the Terrorism Watch List.......Fox News' Michael Dorgan and CB Cotton contributed to this report....

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