The US Justice Department has told prosecutors to drop the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

The Department of Justice has ordered that bribery charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams be dismissed, citing concerns that the case was interfering with his role in helping President Trump crack down ...

President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice late Monday ordered the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office to drop federal ...

The memo also ordered prosecutors in New York not to take “additional investigative steps” against the Democrat until after ...

The mayor was charged with bribery, fraud and other counts. Legal experts questioned the Trump administration’s justification ...

The acting U.S. deputy attorney general contended that the case against the mayor hampered his ability to devote "full attention and resources" to illegal immigration, a top priority for Trump.

Mayor Eric Adams’s defense lawyer Alex Spiro welcomed the move to drop his federal corruption case and insisted that the ...

Mayor Eric Adams’s defense lawyer Alex Spiro welcomed the move to drop his federal corruption case and insisted that the ...

The Justice Department is moving to drop federal bribery and corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, ...

In a memo, acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove instructed prosecutors to dismiss their five count indictment against Mayor Eric Adams.

Federal prosecutors in September 2024 charged Adams, a Democrat, with five counts related to accepting and concealing luxury perks from a Turkish official and businessmen.

A memo directing prosecutors to dismiss the charges against Adams said they distracted the New York mayor from efforts to ...