New York governor Kathy Hochul has begun to examine a long-dormant power that lets governors remove local officials such as mayors. The move follows indictment of the New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Sept. 26.Lawyers in Hochul’s office internally discussed the legal and constitutional framework for removing an elected official, as per reports. The discussions are being viewed internally as a way of keeping the governor’s options open, reports say. Earlier, US prosecutors charged the NYC Mayor with accepting illegal campaign contributions and luxury travel from Turkish nationals seeking to influence him. Prosecutors say Adams also received free and steeply discounted flight upgrades valued at more than $100,000, free stays in opulent hotel suites. In exchange, the indictment claims, Adams executed various favors for the Turkish government.n18oc_world n18oc_crux