The New York City mayor responded to rumors of his resignation in a rousing speech after returning from reported illness.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams isn’t feeling so hot these days, according to his administration. The mayor, who just spent time in Washington, D.C., for the inauguration and had a personal meeting with the president-elect days before,

Returning to the public spotlight Thursday after several days dealing with a health problem, Mayor Eric Adams said he has endured a “scary” week. Without going into specifics, the mayor told gathered faith leaders at the New York Public Library’s annual interfaith breakfast that “last week was a scary week for me” and said he has turned to God frequently over the past few days.

An attorney for New York City Mayor Eric Adams has reached out to the Department of Justice seeking to have the case against the mayor dropped, according to two people briefed on the matter.

An attorney for New York City Mayor Eric Adams has contacted Justice Department leadership with a plea to drop the case against him, two people briefed on the matter confirmed to NBC News.

Senior officials under President Trump have talked with prosecutors in Manhattan about the possibility of abandoning the corruption case against New York City’s mayor.