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 retribution-minded president and his appointees.

How the Justice Dept. Helped Sink Its Own Case Against Eric Adams A top Trump appointee guided Mr. Adams’s legal team as they crafted an argument for dismissing corruption charges against the mayor of America’s largest city.

Officials Resigned After Refusing to Drop Adams Case Also, a look inside the Murdoch family succession saga. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

Danielle Sassoon and Other Officials Resign After Order to Drop Eric Adams Case The interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and two officials with the federal public integrity unit all quit after the Justice Department ordered the charges against Mayor Eric Adams to be dropped.

Adams Donor Weihong Hu Is Accused of Taking Millions From Covid Housing Program Brooklyn’s U.S. attorney said Weihong Hu and two men set out to “line their own pockets” at the height of the pandemic. Ms. Hu has helped raise funds for Mayor Eric Adams of New York.

Manhattan’s Federal Prosecutor Quits After Adams Case Is Ordered Dropped Danielle R. Sassoon, the interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, quit after the Justice Department told her to withdraw corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams.

Eric Adams Discussed Possible Republican Primary Run With G.O.P. Leader The mayor discussed options to run for re-election in the Republican contest as recently as Monday. Asked for comment, he said he was running as a Democrat.

Eric Adams Case Tests an Ambitious Prosecutor’s Independence Danielle R. Sassoon, Manhattan’s interim U.S. attorney, has built a life on conservative values. The order to drop the corruption case against New York’s mayor presents her with a pivotal choice.

Manhattan D.A. Would Face Uphill Battle if He Took Adams Case Now that the Justice Department has directed federal prosecutors to drop Eric Adams’s case, could Alvin L. Bragg’s office pick it up?

Trump Curtails Anti-Corruption Efforts, as Aides Seek End to Eric Adams Case The Trump administration is telling prosecutors and agents to care less on efforts to investigate foreign corruption, including a case against New York’s mayor.

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Adams Asks for Voters’ Trust as Democrats Argue He Is in Thrall to Trump Mayor Eric Adams of New York gave a speech on Tuesday professing his innocence and saying that he would not put his personal interests above the city’s.

Push to Drop Adams Charges Reveals a Justice Dept. Under Trump’s Sway Eric Adams cultivated a close relationship with President Trump. Now, U.S. prosecutors in Manhattan have been told to drop the corruption case against the New York City mayor.

Eric Adams Curried Favor With Trump for Months Mr. Adams has refrained from criticizing President Trump or his policies, even urging top aides not to do so, and has signaled a desire to work with the new administration.

Here Are the Charges Against Eric Adams The indictment on corruption and fraud charges was the first against a sitting mayor in modern New York City history.

Adams May Get His Charges Dropped, but His Re-election Fight Remains It is unclear if the request to drop the indictment against the New York City mayor will sway enough disaffected voters to his side.

Former Adams Aide to Plead Guilty to Conspiracy in Straw Donations Case The aide, Mohamed Bahi, had been accused of telling a witness to lie to federal agents investigating illegal contributions to the mayor’s campaign.

Mayor Adams’ new director of hate crime prevention sees God in every New Yorker NEW YORK (RNS) — The most ethnically and religiously diverse city in the world, says Vijah Ramjattan, could use a new approach to its hate crime prevention: one characterized by a pluralistic Hindu worldview. The post Mayor Adams’ new director of hate crime prevention sees God in every New Yorker appeared first on RNS.

Cowboys hire Cards O-line coach Adams as OC The Cowboys have hired Cardinals offensive line coach Klayton Adams as their new offensive coordinator.

Top Justice Department Officials Meet Lawyers in Adams Case Senior officials in Washington were meeting with Manhattan prosecutors and defense lawyers representing Mayor Eric Adams to discuss dropping the corruption case against him.