A lawyer for New York City Mayor Eric Adams allegedly offered up the mayor’s power to assist President Donald Trump in carrying out his agenda only if the criminal indictment against him would be dismissed, the former acting head of Manhattan federal court said.
2 in the Justice Department had said the justification for dropping charges against Adams were so the mayor could help carry-out Trump’s agenda.
In recent weeks, Adams’s attorneys had been seen meeting with Justice Department officials and rumors circulated that it was part of a potential agreement to drop the charges or dismiss the case.
Sassoon added that in addition to witnessing the alleged attempt at a “quid pro quo,” Bove also “admonished” members of her office for taking notes during the meeting and collected those notes at the end of the meeting.
Prosecutors indicted Adams last year on allegations of accepting lavish travel benefits from the Turkish government in exchange for helping expedite the Turkish consulate building as well as accepting campaign donations through an illegal “straw donor” scheme.
