Prosecutors file motion to drop corruption charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams

DOJ to dismiss corruption charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams

The Justice Department moved to dismiss federal corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Friday. It comes after several federal prosecutors, including the lead attorney ...

NBC News - 3d

DOJ tells prosecutors to drop case against NYC Mayor Eric Adams

In September, Adams was indicted on five counts including bribery, conspiracy and campaign finance violations. He pleaded not guilty to all charges.

CBS News - Feb. 10

DOJ orders charges against NYC mayor Eric Adams dropped

President Donald Trump’s Justice Department is demanding that federal prosecutors drop the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. The administration is not citing the merits of the ...

NBC News - Feb. 11

DOJ drops charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams

The Department of Justice has filed paperwork to drop the charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. The move came after more than a half-dozen federal prosecutors who raised concerns about ...

CBS News - 3d

Justice Department tells prosecutors to drop NYC Mayor Eric Adams' corruption case

The Justice Department has ordered prosecutors to drop the federal corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. CBS News' Anna Schecter reports.

CBS News - Feb. 11

DOJ files motion to dismiss charges in Mayor Eric Adams' case

ABC News - 3d

Eric Adams reacts to Justice Department motion to drop his corruption charges

The Department of Justice submitted an official request to dismiss New York City Mayor Eric Adams' federal corruption case. Adams is trying to reassure New Yorkers that he is solely beholden to ...

CBS News - 3d

Why the DOJ says it's dropping the corruption case against NYC Mayor Eric Adams

CBS News legal contributor Caroline Polisi joins "CBS Mornings" to break down the Department of Justice's decision to drop its corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. He was facing ...

CBS News - Feb. 11

Top federal prosecutor resigns amid orders to drop case against NYC Mayor Eric Adams

Interim U.S. attorney Danielle Sassoon chose to resign after she was ordered to drop the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane has more.

CBS News - 4d

DOJ orders prosecutors to drop charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams

A top Department of Justice (DOJ) official ordered federal prosecutors to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D), who had cozied up with President Trump in recent ...

The Hill - Feb. 11

Justice Department orders charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams dismissed

Acting U.S. Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove has ordered federal prosecutors in New York to drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams, a senior Justice Department official said ...

NBC News - Feb. 11

DOJ orders charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams dismissed

The Department of Justice ordered the acting U.S. attorney of the Southern District of New York to dismiss all charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. NBC News' Ken Dilanian explains the ...

NBC News - Feb. 11

Former prosecutor: Decision to drop charges against Eric Adams 'bizarre'

Former federal prosecutor Jeffrey Toobin questioned the Justice Department’s abrupt decision to drop charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams (D). “This is one of the most bizarre situations I ...

The Hill - Feb. 11

Raskin says DOJ made "deeply corrupt bargain" in move to drop charges against NYC mayor

Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland said the Justice Department under President Trump made a "deeply corrupt bargain" by seeking to drop federal charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams.

CBS News - 2d

Details on DOJ order to drop corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams

Prosecutors on the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams have been ordered by the Justice Department to drop the case. CBS News' Christina Fan and Anna Schecter have more.

CBS News - Feb. 11

Top federal prosecutor in N.Y. resigns after being told to drop Mayor Eric Adams charges

Danielle R. Sassoon, the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, has resigned days after being ordered by the Justice Department to drop corruption charges against mayor Eric Adams.

NBC News - 5d

Three top prosecutors resign after refusing to drop Eric Adams charges

A dramatic set of resignations of federal prosecutors in New York, after the DOJ ordered the criminal case against NYC Mayor Eric Adams to be dropped. Laura Jarrett and Tom Winter explain why three ...

NBC News - 5d

Seventh DOJ official resigns, warns Trump could use charges as leverage over NYC mayor Eric Adams

A letter from one federal prosecutor explains why the new administration is facing one of the largest Justice Department mass resignations since Watergate.

NBC News - 4d

Top NYC prosecutors resign after DOJ directive to drop Eric Adams case

CBS News obtained the resignation letter of the former Manhattan prosecutor who stepped down from her role on Wednesday following a directive from the Justice Department to drop the criminal case ...

CBS News - 5d

Here Are the Charges Against Eric Adams

The indictment on corruption and fraud charges was the first against a sitting mayor in modern New York City history.

The New York Times - Feb. 11

Justice Department moves to drop case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams

Adams has spent time with President Donald Trump recently, including meeting with him in South Florida and attending his inauguration.

ABC News - Feb. 10

Federal prosecutors move to drop case against Eric Adams amid flurry of DOJ resignations

Since taking office, some of President Trump's executive actions have been met with legal pushback. CBS News Justice Department reporter Jake Rosen reports on the latest challenges.

CBS News - 4d

Upheaval at DOJ after prosecutors resign over Eric Adams corruption case

The Department of Justice moved to officially dismiss bribery charges against New York’s mayor, Eric Adams. Under pressure to drop the charges from DOJ officials appointed by President Trump, at ...

NBC News - 4d

The Memo: Firestorm grows over Trump DOJ’s deal to drop charges against Eric Adams

The Trump administration, which has been moving like a juggernaut across the political landscape, has hit a land mine. The decision by Trump’s Justice Department to halt the prosecution of New York ...

The Hill - 3d

Eric Adams praises DOJ for dropping criminal charges

New York City Mayor Eric Adams applauded the decision by the Department of Justice to drop charges against him, including counts for bribery, conspiracy and campaign finance violations. CBS News' ...

CBS News - Feb. 11

NYC Mayor Eric Adams to allow ICE agents on Rikers Island

New York City Mayor Eric Adams says he will sign an executive order allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents into Rikers Island, the city's largest jail. CBS News immigration and ...

CBS News - 4d

Eric Adams rules out switching to GOP in NYC mayor's race

New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) ruled out running as a Republican for reelection, following renewed speculation that he may switch parties after the Department of Justice moved to dismiss his ...

The Hill - 4d

NYC Mayor Eric Adams: 'I am going nowhere'

New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) asserted on Sunday he was "going nowhere" despite growing calls within his party to resign after being embroiled in a bribery probe. “And I want you to be clear — ...

The Hill - 1d

New York governor considering removing Eric Adams as NYC mayor

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is holding meetings to discuss Eric Adam's future as mayor of New York City. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reports.

CBS News - 15h

Eric Adams thanks Justice Department for ordering dismissal of corruption charges

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."

NBC News - Feb. 11

Judge in Eric Adams Case to Consider Bid to Dismiss Corruption Charges on Wednesday

Judge Dale E. Ho will hear the government’s rationale for its request to stop the corruption case against New York’s mayor. Former U.S. attorneys are asking him to investigate.

The New York Times - 13h

Federal prosecutors resign after order to drop Eric Adams case

New York’s top federal prosecutor and five others have announced their resignation in protest of an order to dismiss a corruption case against New York City Mayor, Eric Adams. NBC’s senior legal ...

NBC News - 4d

Justice Department struggles to find prosecutor willing to drop Eric Adams case

The number of resignations over the Justice Department's order to drop the charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams is growing, and has delayed the DOJ's efforts to end the case. CBS News' ...

CBS News - 4d

Judges Generally Let Prosecutors Drop Charges. Maybe Not for Adams.

Judge Dale E. Ho will weigh the request after the resignation of Manhattan’s U.S. attorney and her accusations of misconduct.

The New York Times - 4d

Raskin says DOJ made "deeply corrupt bargain" in move to drop NYC mayor case

Rep. Jamie Raskin said the Justice Department made a "deeply corrupt bargain" in its move to drop charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

CBS News - 2d

Former NYPD detective on DOJ resignations amid dropped Eric Adams charges

The acting U.S. attorney for New York's Southern District, Danielle Sassoon, has resigned days after her office was instructed by the Justice Department to drop corruption charges against New York ...

CBS News - 4d

Details on DOJ resignations around order to drop Eric Adams charges

Days after she was ordered by the Justice Department to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Danielle Sassoon, the acting attorney for the Southern District of New York, ...

CBS News - 4d

Four deputies to New York mayor resign in fallout over dropped corruption charges

Departures follow justice department shelving charges widely seen as reward for Eric Adams helping Trump administration. Four deputies to New York’s mayor, Eric Adams, resigned on Monday as the ...

The Guardian - 1d

US justice department official seeks dismissal of charges against Eric Adams

Federal prosecutors ordered to drop charges against New York mayor, who has cultivated relationship with Trump. A top official at the US Department of Justice has ordered federal prosecutors to ...

The Guardian - Feb. 11

Prosecutors file motion to drop corruption charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams

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