The Justice Department formally requested a court to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a move opposed by federal prosecutors in Manhattan. The request came after days of turmoil within the department, with at least seven prosecutors resigning rather than comply with orders to drop the case.
by MICHAEL R. SISAK, LARRY NEUMEISTER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, ERIC TUCKER | Associated PressThis image provided by Office of the New York Mayor shows New York Mayor Eric Adams as he speaks during an address from City Hall, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025.
Among the people leaving were the interim U.S. attorney in Manhattan and a veteran prosecutor who worked on the Adams case, along with the acting chief of the public integrity section. Scotten, along with other prosecutors in the case against Adams, was suspended with pay on Thursday by acting deputy U.S. Attorney General Emil Bove, who launched a probe of the prosecutors that he said would determine whether they kept their jobs.
Bondi’s chief of staff, Chad Mizelle, called the department’s decision to drop the case “yet another indication that this DOJ will return to its core function of prosecuting dangerous criminals, not pursuing politically motivated witch hunts.” Among reasons for seeking to have charges dropped, Bove said the mayor was needed in the Trump administration's immigration enforcement efforts and to decrease violent crime. He also said the charges were brought too close to this year's mayoral contest and could be reinstated after the election.
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