Justice Dept. Officials Discuss Dropping Case Against New York Mayor

NEW YORK CITY — Justice Department officials under President Donald Trump and federal prosecutors have apparently discussed the possibility of dropping the federal corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams, according to a New York Times report.

According to the report, Adams and Trump have been in direct communication for weeks.

Close to two weeks ago, Adams met with Trump In Florida. City Hall and Adams said, “a partnership is critical to New York City’s success.”

Last month, Trump made it known that he could look at issuing a pardon for Adams, who is facing a federal corruption trial in the spring, Patch previously reported.

[Adams] went against what was happening with the migrants coming in,” Trump previously said. “And a few months later, he got indicted. So yeah, I would certainly look at a pardon.”

Adams faces one count of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy, two counts of solicitation of a contribution from a foreign national and one count of bribery.

Adams received benefits and perks from Turkish officials, including free and discounted airline tickets and hotel accommodations, according to an unsealed indictment.

The perks were worth more than $100,000, prosecutors said. Adams has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

When asked by reporters in December, Adams said he is “not communicating with the president about a pardon.”

A spokesman for the office of the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York declined to comment on the New York Times report. Adam’s defense lawyer Alex Spiro did not respond to a request for comment.