Trump DOJ’s Eric Adams Dismissal Heading for Constitutional Controversy

What authority, if any, does the court have to force the Justice Department’s hand?

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New York City mayor Eric Adams looks on on the day of NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch’s “State of the NYPD” address in Manhattan, January 30, 2025.

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The case of Mayor Eric Adams is going to get even uglier.

I’m not talking whether Hizzoner will politically survive the revolt of his fellow Democrats — who were content for New York City to be governed by a mayor under corruption charges as long as he was defending lawless sanctuary policies but are suddenly alarmed about corruption, possibly to the point of ejecting him from office, over his cooperation with Trump administration immigration policies.

Andrew C. McCarthy

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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