Justice Department and New York City mayor face judge’s scrutiny in bid to dismiss criminal charges

Crisis over DOJ’s push for Trump administration control of New York deepens

NEW YORK – The resignations came hard and fast, with some describing it as a “bloodletting” or “Valentine’s Day Massacre.” Last Monday, Deputy Attorney General of the United States, Emil Bove, ordered that all charges against Adams be dismissed “without prejudice,” leaving a loophole for their resuscitation if Adams did not live up to his end of the bargain to act as Trump’s policy enforcer in New York. Mayor Adams himself released a video state…

Uproar over Mayor Adams deepens concern about Justice Dept. politicization under Trump

The Justice Department’s effort to dismiss an indictment against New York’s mayor is igniting charges that U.S. courts are increasingly politicized.

No immediate ruling on ‘unusual’ move to drop New York mayor corruption case

NEW YORK, Feb 20 — A US federal judge peppered a top member of Donald Trump’s Justice Department with questions yesterday during a hearing over the office’s extraordinary move to drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams. The department’s request prompted a wave of protest resignations within the Justice Department and at the mayor’s office amid allegations that it was a quid pro quo in exchange for Adams agreeing to enforce the …

NYC Mayor Adams Wrapped in Corruption Proceedings - Real News Now

In the public corruption proceedings involving Eric Adams, the Mayor of New York City, the judge at the Manhattan federal court opted to postpone a decision on dismissing the charges. The judge’s approach to the session was one of cautious deliberation, assuring all present that he would contemplate all pertinent factors and disregard what was irrelevant. He was sandwiched between the acting Deputy Attorney General and the mayor’s legal represen…