NYC Mayor Eric Adams thanks Justice Department after prosecutors directed to drop case against him
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By Paula Reid, Gloria Pazmino and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — 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.
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By Paula Reid, Gloria Pazmino and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — 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.
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK >> The Justice Department on Monday directed federal prosecutors in New York to drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams, an extraordinary intervention by a political appointee of President Donald Trump in a high-profile criminal case.
The development comes after months of speculation that Trump’s Justice Department would take steps to end the criminal case against Adams, who was accused of accepting bribes of free or discounted travel and illegal campaign contributions.
Eric Adams cultivated a close relationship with President Trump. Now, U.S. prosecutors in Manhattan have been told to drop the corruption case against the New York City mayor.
(CNN) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams thanked the Justice Department on Tuesday for directing prosecutors to drop the federal case against him, saying he
New York City Mayor Eric Adams thanked the Department of Justice for ordering the federal corruption charges filed against him be dropped, but admitted "many New Yorkers still question my character."
By Paula Reid and Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Justice is moving to drop the federal corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, according to a memo obtained by CNN. The memo, which was sent by acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove, instructed the acting United States…
Republican President Donald Trump's Justice Department (DOJ) has instructed Manhattan federal prosecutors to drop Mayor Eric Adams' five-count corruption
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