Trump Justice Departments moves to end case against NYC Mayor Eric Adams

Eric Adams, his family, his friends, and his fans can breathe a sigh of relief.

According to The Hill, the Department of Justice has formally requested a federal district court to drop its corruption charges against the mayor of New York City.

The Department of Justice asked federal prosecutors in Manhattan to dismiss the case, but the several resigned instead of obeying the order.

"The United States respectfully submits this motion seeking dismissal without prejudice of the charges in this case, with leave of the Court," DOJ officials wrote on Feb. 14 to the district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Dale Ho.

Trump's new attorney general, Pam Bondi, said earlier in the day that the corruption charges against Adams were going to be dismissed in a matter of hours.

"Yes, Martha, I’m on a different time zone, but it’s my understanding it is being dismissed today," Bondi told host Martha MacCallum during a recent appearance on Fox News.

In the Feb. 14 filing, the Department of Justice reiterated the concerns that had been laid out in a February 10 order directing federal prosecutors to dismiss charges against the mayor.

The DOJ's decision to dismiss the case came despite the fact that prosecutors had done nothing wrong and did not assess the strength of the case.

Instead, the case was dismissed because it would have interfered with Adams' upcoming mayoral campaign and his ability to aid the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration.

"Continuing these proceedings would interfere with the defendant’s ability to govern in New York City, which poses unacceptable threats to public safety, national security, and related federal immigration initiatives and policies," acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove said in the order.

"Bove told prosecutors Monday that the case 'improperly interfered' with the mayor’s reelection bid and that it limited his ability to tackle 'illegal immigration and violent crime' in New York," according to The Hill.

The decision to drop the charges angered many who felt that Adams was guilty of the crimes of which he had been accused.

After the DOJ's order on Feb. 10, top Manhattan prosecutor Danielle Sassoon, a Republican, resigned.

She says Adams has been let off the hook in exchange for cooperating with Donald Trump's increased focus on illegal immigration and crime.

Sassoon called dropping the charges "an improper offer of immigration enforcement assistance in exchange for a dismissal of his case."

"Although Mr. Bove disclaimed any intention to exchange leniency in this case for Adams’s assistance in enforcing federal law, that is the nature of the bargain laid bare in Mr. Bove’s memo," Sassoon concluded.