DOJ To Drop Charges Against Mayor Eric Adams After Meeting With Trump

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The Department of Justice is poised to drop all charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams, Fox News reported on Monday.

The move comes less than a month after Adams met with President Donald Trump.

Adams was indicted in September on corruption charges stemming from official acts he allegedly took on behalf of Turkey. The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York said last year that Adams “abused his position as this City’s highest elected official, and before that as Brooklyn Borough President, to take bribes and solicit illegal campaign contributions. By allegedly taking improper and illegal benefits from foreign nationals—including to allow a Manhattan skyscraper to open without a fire inspection—Adams put the interests of his benefactors, including a foreign official, above those of his constituents.”

“You are directed, as authorized by the Attorney General, to dismiss the pending charges in United States v. Adams, No. 24 Cr. 556 (SDNY) as soon as is practicable,” a memo from Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove reads. The memo suggests that Adams’ criticisms of former President Joe Biden may have led to his prosecution. It also says the case “has unduly restricted Mayor Adams’ ability to devote full attention and resources to the illegal immigration and violent crime that escalated under the policies of the prior administration.”

Adams traveled to Mar-a-Lago last month to meet with then-President-elect Trump.

“Mayor Adams has made quite clear his willingness to work with President-elect Trump and his incoming administration on behalf of New Yorkers — and that partnership with the federal government is critical to New York City’s success,” said Fabien Levy, the mayor’s spokesman, at the time.