Under Pressure to Drop Charges, Career Prosecutors Weighed Stark Options
Lawyers in the Justice Department’s public integrity section came to believe that to save their jobs, one of them would have ...
US prosecutor agrees to seek dismissal of Adams charges under pressure, sources say
A U.S. federal prosecutor agreed on Friday to file a motion to dismiss criminal corruption charges against New York City ...
Drama over Adams case raises questions about Trump administration’s ‘weaponization’ of justice
The drama — which recalls the Saturday Night Massacre of Watergate fame — represents the most high-profile effort yet by ...
Mayor Adams May Avoid a Criminal Trial. He Still Faces Political Peril.
The criminal case against Mr. Adams may be in jeopardy, but his political future now seems more imperiled amid heightened ...
Ex-Manhattan US Attorney Damian Williams ‘inappropriately politicized and tainted’ Eric Adams corruption case
A top DOJ official noted that Williams launched a personal website akin to a “campaign website” filled with puff-piece stories about his prosecutions of Adams and Sean “Diddy” Combs.
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Mayor Adams to allow ICE agents to operate inside Rikers Island after meeting with border czar
City Hall said the new policy would allow ICE to operate on Rikers Island for criminal investigations, but not for civil immigration enforcement.
Trump Official’s Demand in Adams Case Forces Justice Dept. Showdown
A crisis at the department over the Eric Adams case is an early test of the criminal justice system’s resilience against a ...
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The Eric Adams Legal Saga Is Getting Crazier By the Minute
The acting head of the SDNY resigned in response to an order to drop the mayor’s legal case and revealed some damning new ...