“A former New York City official was charged Tuesday with witness tampering and destroying evidence in connection with a federal investigation that led to Mayor Eric Adams’ bribery indictment,” the AP reports.

“Federal prosecutors allege that Mohamed Bahi, who resigned Monday as a community affairs liaison in Adams’ administration, told a businessman and campaign donors to lie to the FBI in June and deleted an encrypted messaging app from his cell phone in July as FBI agents were executing a search warrant at his home.”

“The mayor is facing criminal charges, his close associates are fleeing the administration and the very top ranks of the police department are in disarray,” Bloomberg reports.

“Since Eric Adams became New York City’s first sitting mayor to be hit with a federal felony indictment, his signature ‘swagger’ is giving way to signs of weakness.”

“Philip Banks, New York City’s deputy mayor for public safety, has resigned, Mayor Eric Adams said on Monday morning, making him the sixth senior administration official to leave City Hall in the past month,” the New York Times reports.

“His departure comes amid an exceptional level of turmoil at the highest levels of city government, as four federal investigations envelop Mr. Adams and his inner circle, and after prosecutors unsealed a five-count corruption indictment against the mayor.”

A new Marist poll finds 69% of New York City residents want Mayor Eric Adams to resign.

If Adams does not resign, 63% of residents say Governor Hochul should begin the process of removing Adams from his position.

Politico: “The optics, as they say, are not good. But as it stands now, the criminal case against Adams is not a sure thing — particularly on the headline-grabbing bribery charge that has predictably garnered the most attention.”

“There are several reasons for that, but a big one is that over the last 25 years, the Supreme Court has steadily eroded federal public anti-corruption law, and Congress — whose members have been among the principal beneficiaries — has sat idly by. As a result, it would be a mistake to assume that Adams is doomed to a conviction, at least based on what we currently know about the case.”

New York Times: Prosecutors warn of more charges and defendants in Adams graft case.

“New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, the elected official who would replace Mayor Eric Adams if he resigns, accepted political contributions from a businessman who is accused of orchestrating illegal donations to Adams,” the Washington Post reports.

“New York Gov. Kathy Hochul told Mayor Eric Adams to clean house during a private phone call with the embattled mayor this past week,” CNN reports.

“Hochul did not ask Adams to resign, but she made it clear Adams needs to work to regain the trust of New Yorkers.”

New York Times: “It is in some ways a straightforward case that draws on what appears to be solid evidence.”

“But it also contains potential pitfalls that make it seem likely that the prosecutors will seek to bring additional charges in the weeks or months to come.”

“Gov. Kathy Hochul has begun to examine a long-dormant power that lets governors remove local officials such as New York City mayors, following Thursday’s indictment of Eric Adams,” Politico reports.

“Lawyers in Hochul’s office on Thursday internally discussed the legal and constitutional framework for removing an elected official.”

Said Hochul: “I will be deliberative, I will be thoughtful, but we’re going to come to the right resolution on what to do in this moment.”