Long Island Rep. Lee Zeldin, the Republican nominee for New York governor, has pledged to remove Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on January 1st if he is elected. The process is much more complicated than that.
of the Public Officers Law. The law also applies to elected sheriffs and county clerks, in addition to district attorneys.
A spokesperson for Zeldin’s campaign did not respond to a Gothamist inquiry about what charges Bragg would face. There is a basis in law for the governor to seek to remove a D.A., but there would be a lot of process involved before it could happen.Historical lessons When it comes to removing the person from office, Briffault said, the state constitution does grant the governor “ultimate authority” but that would involve showing the D.A. had fallen down on the job across the board, “rather than maybe had a shortcoming in a particular category of cases.”In 1932, then-Gov. Franklin Roosevelt
“I don't want this to be a Black and white conversation, but I find it strange that he's kind of like, you know, who can I make a poster boy to beat up?” Taylor said.
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