US EditionNewly unsealed memo sheds light on Justice Department's rush to drop NYC mayor's corruption case
- Newly unsealed documents made public on Tuesday reveal that a top Justice Department official was leaning toward dropping corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who was indicted in September, even before summoning the top Manhattan federal prosecutor to Washington to discuss the case.
- The charges against Adams, who was Brooklyn borough president at the time, allege he accepted over $100,000 in illegal campaign contributions and travel perks from a Turkish official and others seeking to buy influence, to which Adams has pleaded not guilty, insisting he is innocent.
- Emil Bove, now the department's third-in-command, informed former interim U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon of his thinking on January 27, four days before a closed-door meeting at Justice Department headquarters where Sassoon and Adams' lawyers argued for and against keeping the case alive.
- According to the draft memo, Sassoon found the discussions about the Adams' case 'alarming' and remained 'baffled by the urgent and superficial process by which this decision was reached,' further stating that Adams' advocacy 'should be called out for what it is: an improper effort to withhold immigration assistance for a dismissal of his case'.
- Hagan Scotten resigned last month, also suggesting nixing a line about Adams' indictment having been approved at the highest levels, stating, "There's no world in which saying the Biden Justice Dept approved this helps us," and a court-appointed legal expert advised Judge Dale E. Ho that he has no choice but to end the case.
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Newly unsealed memo sheds light on Justice Department's rush to drop NYC mayor's corruption case
A top Justice Department official was leaning toward dropping corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams even before summoning the top Manhattan federal prosecutor at the time to Washington to discuss the case.
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Barry Williams/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A document unsealed Tuesday from the criminal case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams may raise questions about the testimony of Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche during his Senate confirmation hearing. During the hearing, Blanche was asked about the Justice Department’s decision to drop the corruption charges against Adams. “What I just saw with the dis…
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