The Department of Justice on Monday moved to dismiss charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove sent a letter on Monday to the acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, instructing that the federal case against Adams be dropped, Fox News reported.
Adams was charged with federal bribery, conspiracy, and campaign finance offenses in September, but pleaded not guilty to all charges.
“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,” the memo reads.
“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 wrote. […]
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