Analysis-With Eric Adams dismissal order, Trump's DOJ tests office that challenged him
The Justice Department's order to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams will test whether a fiercely independent federal prosecutor's office can resist efforts by President Donald Trump's administration to rein it in.
Dismissal order based on merits of case, says lawyer for Mayor Eric Adams
Eric Adams’ lawyer on Wednesday defended the Department of Justice's order to drop the mayor’s public corruption case, acknowledging he met with federal officials beforehand about immigration enforcement but denying the order came in exchange for help deporting migrants.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams thanks Justice Department after prosecutors directed to drop case against him
New York City Mayor Eric Adams thanked the Justice Department on Tuesday for directing prosecutors to drop the federal case against him, saying he never broke the law or traded power for personal benefit.
Eric Adams, like the Jan. 6 defendants, sees fortunes turn on Trump Justice
The Justice Department's directive to drop the criminal prosecution of New York Mayor Eric Adams is one more example that relationships, allegiances and vendettas are in some cases determining who gets targeted − and who gets reprieved − in the age of Donald Trump.
Top Justice Department official orders prosecutors to drop charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams
The Justice Department has ordered federal prosecutors to drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams and halt the ongoing investigation
Justice Department orders charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams dismissed
The mayor was charged with bribery, fraud and other counts. Legal experts questioned the Trump administration’s justification for the move, and one law enforcement official called the order “transparent corruption.
New Yorkers react to the DOJ ordering charges to be dropped against Mayor Eric Adams
New Yorkers were critical and said it was "inevitable" to learn the Dept. of Justice had ordered prosecutors to drop charges against Mayor Eric Adams.
Justice Department moves to drop case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams
Adams has spent time with President Donald Trump recently, including meeting with him in South Florida and attending his inauguration.
Attorney for NYC Mayor denies "looming threat" of prosecution after unusual Justice Department order
A lawyer for New York City Mayor Eric Adams expressed confidence Wednesday that the criminal case against the Democrat is ...
Trump's Justice Department hits the brakes on anti-corruption enforcement
The U.S. Justice Department has sharply stepped back its anti-corruption efforts under President Donald Trump, from loosening ...
Eric Adams Case Tests an Ambitious Prosecutor’s Independence
Danielle R. Sassoon, Manhattan’s interim U.S. attorney, has built a life on conservative values. The order to drop the ...
Justice Department directs prosecutors to drop federal corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams
The Department of Justice is moving to drop the federal corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, according to ...
Adams pivots to reelection mode after Trump’s DOJ moves to drop his case
A wounded Mayor Eric Adams made the case for his reelection Tuesday following the Department of Justice’s order to drop his ...
Read the Justice Department Memo About Eric Adams’s Corruption Case
The Justice Department on Monday told federal prosecutors in Manhattan to drop the corruption charges against Mayor Eric ...