JUST IN: Justice Department Takes Steps To Drop Charges Against New York City Mayor Eric Adams

The Justice Department has moved to dismiss federal charges in the bribery case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

“Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove sent a letter to the acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) on Monday instructing SDNY to drop the federal case against Adams and dismiss it without prejudice,” Fox News reports.

Just in: The U.S. Justice Department has dropped its corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams

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From the New York Post:

“You are directed, as authorized by the Attorney General, to dismiss the pending charges” against Adams, Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove wrote in a letter obtained by The Post.

“There shall be no further targeting of Mayor Adams or additional investigative steps … and you are further directed to take all steps within your power to cause Mayor Adams’ security clearances to be restored.”

The letter notes “independent reasons” as to why Adams’ case was being tossed — including that the case was retribution for him speaking out against the Biden administration for its handling of the migrant crisis.

“It cannot be ignored that Mayor Adams criticized the prior Administration’s immigration policies before the charges were filed, and the former US Attorney’s public actions created appearances of impropriety…”

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Bove wrote that the charges have “improperly interfered with Mayor Adams’ campaign in the 2025 mayoral election” and also has “unduly restricted Mayor Adams’ ability to devote full attention and resources to the illegal immigration and violent crime that escalated under the policies of the prior Administration.”

“The development comes as Adams has been cordial with the new Trump administration, specifically with their fight against illegal immigration. Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove reportedly instructed the Southern District of New York to drop the federal case against Adams and ‘dismiss it without prejudice,’ as reported by Melugin,” Collin Rugg wrote.

“Back during the Trump transition, Adams received backlash after announcing his plan to work with the Trump administration against illegal immigration. He went as far as to call on the Democratic party to ‘cancel’ him if they had an issue with his decision,” he added.

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JUST IN: The Trump DOJ is working to dismiss the criminal case against NYC Mayor Eric Adams, according to @BillMelugin_.

The development comes as Adams has been cordial with the new Trump administration, specifically with their fight against illegal immigration.

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— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) February 10, 2025

Additional background: @davidspunt is told DOJ feels the dismissal is necessary because the process was weaponized/”tainted” against Adams, he needs to be able to continue efforts to stop illegal immigration, there is no quid pro quo, but they believe the case hamstrung his…

— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) February 10, 2025

Fox News reports:

Adams was indicted in September on charges including bribery, soliciting campaign contributions from foreign nationals, wire fraud and conspiracy. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Fox News obtained the memo Bove penned to the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York titled: “Dismissal Without Prejudice of Prosecution of Mayor Eric Adams.”

The memo cites President Donald Trump’s executive orders regarding combating the weaponization of law enforcement and federal immigration policy.

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“You are directed, as authorized by the Attorney General, to dismiss the pending charges in United States v. Adams…as soon as is practicable, subject to the following conditions: the defendant must agree in writing to dismissal without prejudice; the defendant must agree in writing that he is not a prevailing party under the Hyde Amendment…and the matter shall be reviewed by the confirmed U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York, following the November 2025 mayoral election, based on consideration of all relevant factors,” Bove wrote in a memo.

“The Justice Department has reached this conclusion without assessing the strength of the evidence or the legal theories on which the case is based, which are issues on which we defer to the U.S. Attorney’s Office at this time,” Bove continued. “Moreover, as I said during our recent meetings, this directive in no way calls into question the integrity and efforts of the line prosecutors responsible for the case, or your efforts in leading those prosecutors in connection with a matter you inherited.”

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