Justice Department orders New York Mayor Eric Adams charges to be withdrawn
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, Feb 10 (Reuters) – The Justice Department on Monday directed federal prosecutors in New York to drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams, asserting that the case was impeding his ability to aid President Donald Trump‘s crackdown on illegal immigration.
In a memo seen by Reuters to the U.S. Attorney’s office in Manhattan, Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove wrote that the decision had nothing to do with the merits of the case, and that the Justice Department was not questioning the integrity of the prosecutors who brought it.
Michael Weinstein, a former federal prosecutor who is not involved in Adams case, said the Justice Department’s directive to drop the charges sets a bad precedent for the independence of federal prosecutors.
“Sadly, this is another example of the convulsions occurring within the DOJ and FBI and the politicized nature of current decision-making,” Weinstein said.
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