Former NYPD commissioner Tom Donlon to sue Adams, ex-spokesman over claims he was too old and ‘mentally not fit’

Former NYPD commissioner and FBI agent Tom Donlon plans to sue Mayor Eric Adams and his ex-top spokesperson for claiming he was an old man with cognitive issues.

Donlon filed the notice of claim Monday morning, seeking $10 million in damages for defamation, according to his attorney John Scola.

“This wasn’t spin. It was a deliberate and defamatory attack—weaponizing mental health to silence a whistleblower and deflect from the criminal misconduct Donlon exposed,” Scola said.

The latest filing comes just days after a blockbuster lawsuit from the short-lived interim commish, accusing Adams and his cop cronies of running a massive criminal operation in the NYPD.

In the days after, the mayor and his former Deputy Commissioner of Public Information, railed against Donlon, calling him a disgruntled employee and attacked his mental acuity.

Adams told a room of New York business people Thursday than Donlon refused to take a cognitive test and claimed his was “mentally not fit.”

Tariq Sheppard also echoed similar attacks on Donlon while appearing on Pix11.

Calls to City Hall and Sheppard were not immediately returned.