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 drop charges against New York mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat who has cultivated a warm relationship with Donald Trump.
The development comes after months of speculation that Trump’s justice department would take steps to end the criminal case against Adams, who was accused of accepting bribes of free or discounted travel and illegal campaign contributions.
The criminal case against Adams involves allegations that he accepted illegal campaign contributions and lavish travel perks worth more than $100,000 – including expensive flight upgrades, luxury hotel stays and even a trip to a bathhouse – while serving in his previous job as Brooklyn borough president.
The indictment said a Turkish official who helped facilitate the trips then leaned on Adams for favors, at one point asking him to lobby the fire department to allow a newly constructed, 36-story diplomatic building to open in time for a planned visit by Turkey’s president.
