The feds should take a second bite of a rotten apple, says short-lived NYPD boss Tom Donlon.

The former interim police commissioner sent a criminal referral letter to the Department of Justice on Tuesday, urging Attorney General Pam Bondi to open an investigation into Mayor Eric Adams and eight NYPD allies and top deputies. 3

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Donlon claims that the probe is necessary to “dismantle a criminal conspiracy inside the NYPD and restore integrity to law enforcement in New York City,” according to a statement from his attorney, John Scola.

The letter, which also demands a federal monitor take over the department, comes roughly six months after the DOJ under President Trump scuttled Manhattan federal prosecutors’ corruption case against the mayor.

A DOJ spokesperson told The Post that t

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