NEW YORK — Top Department of Justice officials under President Donald Trump have been talking with Manhattan prosecutors about dropping criminal charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, according to a person with knowledge of the discussions.

President Trump’s new Department of Justice has opened talks between Mayor Adams’ legal team and Manhattan federal prosecutors as Hizzoner seeks to get the corruption charges against him

Senior Justice Department officials have held discussions with federal prosecutors in Manhattan about the possibility of dropping corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a source familiar with the discussions confirmed to CBS News.

President Donald Trump’s Justice Department is weighing whether to drop charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams in his bribery case, according to reports.

An attorney for New York City Mayor Eric Adams has reached out to the Department of Justice seeking to have the case against the mayor dropped, according to two people briefed on the matter.

Senior Justice Department officials have held discussions with federal prosecutors in Manhattan about the possibility of dropping corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a source familiar with the discussions confirmed to CBS News.

The Justice Department has had discussions about the future of the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

An attorney for New York Mayor Eric Adams has contacted Justice Department leadership with a plea to drop the case against him, and officials in Washington have discussed the request with prosecutors in New York,

President Trump’s new Department of Justice has opened talks between Mayor Adams’ legal team and Manhattan federal prosecutors as Hizzoner seeks to get the corruption charges against him dropped, The Post can confirm.

Officials in the Trump administration have been in contact with the New York prosecutor’s office about the matter.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams isn’t feeling so hot these days, according to his administration. The mayor, who just spent time in Washington, D.C., for the inauguration and had a personal meeting with the president-elect days before,