The Department of Justice instructed prosecutors in Manhattan on Monday to drop the high-profile bribery case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
The DOJ’s decision aligns with the mayor’s claim that the case was politically charged, impacting his efforts to address New York City’s migrant crisis.
Sources disclosed that this directive came from the DOJ under President Donald Trump, urging the Southern District of New York to dismiss the case without prejudice.
“You are directed, as authorized by the Attorney General, to dismiss the pending charges,” Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove stated in a letter.
The letter cited “independent reasons” for ending the case, including allegations that it was retaliatory in nature—linked to Adams’ critique of the Biden administration’s mishandling of immigration issues.
“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…”
The accusations against Adams were initially leveled by Damian Williams, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, during Biden’s tenure.
Bove’s letter claimed that recent moves by Williams jeopardized the case’s fairness, stating that his actions had “threatened the integrity of the proceedings, including by increasing prejudicial pretrial publicity that risks impacting potential witnesses and the jury pool.”
This likely references an op-ed penned by Williams after his departure from the position.
Further, the DOJ noted that this case “improperly interfered with Mayor Adams’ campaign in the 2025 mayoral election” and had the unintended effect of restricting his capacity to fully tackle significant issues, such as violent crime and surging illegal immigration.
Bove made it clear in his correspondence that once the current U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York has been confirmed after the November 2025 mayoral election, the matter will undergo another review.
He added, “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.”
However, dismissing the case without prejudice leaves the door open for future charges.
The initial indictment accused Adams of soliciting and accepting improper gifts as early as 2014.
These perks allegedly included luxurious international travel funded by wealthy foreign nationals and a Turkish government official looking to influence him.
By 2018, prosecutors argued, Adams actively sought unlawful financial contributions to his 2021 mayoral campaign, aside from receiving various “other things of value” from foreign entities.
The charges described Adams as conspiring to commit wire fraud, engaging in wire fraud, soliciting contributions from foreign nationals, and accepting bribes.
However, Adams’ legal team stood firmly behind his innocence throughout the ordeal.
“As I said from the outset, the mayor is innocent—and he would prevail. Today he has,” said Alex Spiro, the mayor’s attorney, in an official statement.
Spiro noted that “The facts of the case are clear: the mayor never used his official position for personal benefit. Nor did he have any role in violating campaign finance laws.”
“Despite a lot of fanfare and sensational claims, ultimately there was no evidence presented that he broke any laws, ever. The witnesses that were promised never materialized,” he continued.
“The additional charges that were threatened never came,” Spiro concluded. “Now, thankfully, the mayor and New York can put this unfortunate and misguided prosecution behind them.”
The Democratic Party are the ones that should be investigated, for all of the damage they have caused and are causing by the likes of Schumer,Maxine Waters and the rest of deranged Democratic hordes.