NYC mayor faces mounting pressure after top officials raided by FBI

Published: Sep 08, 2024 Duration: 00:01:38 Category: News & Politics

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HAVE THE REST OF THE SEVEN-DAY TOO. >>> MAYOR ADAMS UNDER FIRE TO REACH TARGET MEMBERS OF HIS ADMINISTRATION INCLUDE THE POLICE COMMISSIONER. >> CABAN IS FACING CALLS TO RESIGN. CHRISTINA FAN IS HERE WITH THE LATEST INCLUDING THE REQUEST FROM THE FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS TO THE NYPD. >> Reporter: THIS MORNING, THEIR MOUNTING CONCERNS OVER MAYOR ADAMS AND HIS INNER CIRCLE ABILITY TO GOVERN FOLLOWING MULTIPLE FEDERAL RATES. SOURCES SAY IN ADDITION TO THE U.S. ATTORNEY SEIZING CELL PHONES FROM THE POLICE COMMISSIONER, SCHOOL CHANCELLOR, TWO DEPUTY MAYOR'S, ADDITIONAL ELECTRONICS WERE ALSO REMOVED FROM THE VERIZON BUILDING NEAR ONE POLICE PLAZA, THE BUILDING IS THE LOCATION OF DEPUTY MAYOR BANKS' OFFICE. THE FED SENT THE NYPD AN EVIDENCE PRESERVATION LEFT ORDERING THEM NOT TO DESTROY ANY ELECTRONIC FILES. WHILE IT'S TYPICAL PROTOCOL FOR INVESTIGATIONS, THE COUNCIL MEMBER ROBERT HOLDEN, LONGTIME NYPD SUPPORTER SAID ON THE POINT WITH MARCIA KRAMER THAT THE POLICE COMMISSIONER SHOULD STEP DOWN. >> I DO THINK HE HAS TO DO SOMETHING BECAUSE IT DOES CAST A DEEP SHADOW OVER THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE TO HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT HE IS STAYING WITHIN THE LAW NT SETS AN EXAMPLE FOR THE DEPARTMENT. >> Reporter: NOBODY HAS BEEN CHARGED AND IT'S A MYSTERY WHAT THE FEDS ARE LOOKING FOR. MAYOR ADAMS IS CARRYING ON WITH DAILY BUSINESS. HE IS SCHEDULED TO MEET WITH SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE JOINT TERRORISM TASK FORCE THIS AFTERNOON ON A THWARTED

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