Senior Justice Department officials under President Trump have held discussions with federal prosecutors in Manhattan about the possibility of dropping their corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams of New York, according to five people with knowledge of the matter.
The officials have also spoken to Mr. Adams’s defense team since Mr. Trum…
Senior Justice Department officials under President Trump have held discussions with federal prosecutors in Manhattan about the possibility of dropping their corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams of New York, according to five people with knowledge of the matter.
The officials have also spoken to Mr. Adams’s defense team since Mr. Trump took office, the people said. The defense team is led by Alex Spiro, who is also the personal lawyer for Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and one of the president’s closest advisers.
One of the least shocking cases of corruption to pop up. Adams was already a very Trump-like figure and was engaged in ass-kissing exactly for this purpose. At least New Yorkers seem to hate him, but if the field is fragmented enough his presence could take up enough oxygen to give Cuomo the win.
I know it's a fat chance but if the charges are dropped it would be nice if a future dem admin picked them back up. Corruption being let off the hook arbitrarily is a horrible precedent to continue.
Senior Justice Department officials under President Trump have held discussions with federal prosecutors in Manhattan about the possibility of dropping their corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams of New York, according to five people with knowledge of the matter.
The officials have also spoken to Mr. Adams’s defense team since Mr. Trump took office, the people said. The defense team is led by Alex Spiro, who is also the personal lawyer for Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and one of the president’s closest advisers.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/us/politics/justice-department-trump-charges-eric-adams.html
One of the least shocking cases of corruption to pop up. Adams was already a very Trump-like figure and was engaged in ass-kissing exactly for this purpose. At least New Yorkers seem to hate him, but if the field is fragmented enough his presence could take up enough oxygen to give Cuomo the win.
I know it's a fat chance but if the charges are dropped it would be nice if a future dem admin picked them back up. Corruption being let off the hook arbitrarily is a horrible precedent to continue.