The US Justice Department has ordered federal prosecutors to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, citing interference with his ability to aid the president's crackdown on illegal immigration. The move sparked controversy, with some accusing Adams of cutting a deal with the Trump administration in exchange for leniency.
The US Justice Department has ordered federal prosecutors to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
Mr Bove said the order was not based on the strength of evidence in the case, but rather because it had been brought too close to Mr Adams re-election campaign and was distracting from the mayor's efforts to assist in the Trump administration's law-and-order priorities. The intervention and reasoning from the Justice Department marked an extraordinary deviation from long-standing norms.
The memo follows months of speculation that Mr Trump would take steps to end the case against Mr Adams.
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