Prominent New York Democrat Jerry Nadler calls on Adams to resign on arraignment day

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House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jerry Nadler (D-NY) is joining a chorus of state and national Democrats calling on New York City Mayor Eric Adams to resign after his federal indictment on corruption charges.

Like other prominent New York Democrats, such as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Nadler said in a post to X on Friday that he believes that the charges against Adams are “very serious.” However, Nadler went a step further to call on Adams to step down.

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