The Justice Department on Monday told federal prosecutors in Manhattan to drop the corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams of New York, claiming his indictment last fall came too near the 2025 mayoral primary and had limited his ability to cooperate in President Trump’s immigration crackdown.
That plea from Adams attorney Alex Spiro was first reported by the New York Times, which noted it is not unusual nor particularly surprising that a high-profile defendant such as Adams, with equally high-profile counsel, would reach out to a new administration's DOJ to ask for a fresh look at their case.
The dismissal motion comes after weeks of Adams trying to get in Trump’s good graces by going out of his way to not criticize the president and publicly align himself with new immigration policies.
