The Justice Department on Monday ordered federal prosecutors to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, arguing in a remarkable departure from long-standing norms that the case was interfering with the mayor’s ability to aid the president’s crackdown on illegal immigration.
In a two-page memo obtained by The Associated Press, acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove told prosecutors in New York that they were “directed to dismiss” the bribery charges against Adams immediately.
Bove said the order was not based on the strength of evidence in the case, but rather because it had been brought too close to Adams reelection campaign and was distracting from the mayor’s efforts to assist in the Trump administration’s law-and-order priorities.
“The pending prosecution has unduly restricted Mayor Adams’ ability to devote full attention and resources to the illegal immigration and violent crime,” Bove wrote.
The memo also ordered prosecutors in New York not to take “additional investigative steps” against the Democrat until after November’s mayoral election, though it left open the possibility that charges could be refiled after that following a review.
The intervention and reasoning — that a powerful defendant could be too occupied with official duties to face accountability for alleged crimes — marked an extraordinary deviation from long-standing Justice Department norms.
Public officials at the highest level of government are routinely investigated by the Justice Department, including President Donald Trump during his first term, without prosecutors advancing a claim that they should be let off the hook to attend to government service.
An attorney for Adams, Alex Spiro, said the Justice Department’s order had vindicated the mayor’s claim of innocence. “Now, thankfully, the mayor and New York can put this unfortunate and misguided prosecution behind them,” said Spiro, who has also represented Elon Musk.
A spokesperson for the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, Danielle Sassoon, declined to comment. The case against Adams was brought under the previous U.S. attorney for the district, Damien Williams, who stepped down before Trump became president.
11 comments:
Well, what bo you expect from a Trump appointee. Trump pardoned all of the J6 criminals.
Oh, and Trump would have pardoned Adam's if he was convicted anyway.
Eric joined the bootlicker brigade that worship the Orange God in exchange for freedom to commit more crimes.
Now he can run as a Republican, the party of no laws and no order.
Once a trumpanzee, always a Trumpanzee.
Not free, the crook is just on hold. I think Trumps logic is to cog the democrats gears by allowing Adams to stay in the election and give Sliwa a better chance. Trump gets his way with deportation and criminal cleanup too. Trump still holds Adams family get out of jail key's. The worst think this city needs is Jumaane Williams to step in as temp mayor if Adams get thrown in the crapper !!
Jumaane Williams is 10X worse then Adams, AOC and deBlasio put together
Sucks but had to be done, Trump is no dope and knew the plan. The democrats were about to use everything they have to deem the mayor incapable of his duty's due to the lawsuit, hatred due to his putting on kneepads for Trump and insert Jumaane Williams. A woke socialist who they would never get out one in. It was a repeat of exactly how they got Governor Hotchel in.
There is something on the books where they can kick a mayor out if a situation arises, they cant fulfill dutys.
Remember Albany & NYC Council is a good 90% woke, pro socialists and corrupt.
Democrats are currently on path to make illegals loyal obedient future voters dependent on government protections, housing, EBT cards and free stuff to stay in power forever. It all started with drivers licenses and voting in local elections.
You give the Orange Emperor way too much credit for having a brain. Silwa has as much of a chance of becoming mayor as one of his cats does.
Wait till the South African Nazi gets to him.
He doesn't stand a chance. Those Communists up in Albany will find a way to get him out of Cuomo and Jumaane Williams way. Anything under the sun & moon to give 1 million illegals blanket voting rights and more taxes & surcharges to pay for them. Oh and to keep them down in NYC too !
The never ending increased and additional surcharges:
Look at your cellphone bill, all the Sprint, ATT T-Mobile in New York, California and Illinois are nearing 40% taxes & surcharges.
Illegals get it all free including unlimited data with every monthly $1500 in free cash EBT card to buy diaper's, booze and dope.
This city will be socialism sanctuary warzone on steroids literary overnight if the governor removes Adams and inserts Jumaane Williams and the executive orders he, the governor and the NYC Councill have in store
Who's going to be our next Mayor? Certainly not Adams!!!
Adams Might Be "Free" But He Ain't Cheap!
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