Adams Denies Alleged Deal With DOJ to Drop Corruption Case

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The NYC mayorโ€™s statement was in response to a claim in the resignation letter of Danielle Sassoon, the former acting Manhattan U.S. attorney.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Feb. 14 rejected allegations of a quid pro quo deal with the Department of Justice (DOJ) to have his criminal corruption case dismissed in exchange for his support for the Trump administrationโ€™s efforts to tackle the illegal immigrant crisis gripping New York City.

โ€œI want to be crystal clear with New Yorkers: I never offeredโ€”nor did anyone offer on my behalfโ€”any trade of my authority as your mayor for an end to my case. Never,โ€ Adams said in a statement. โ€œI am solely beholden to the 8.3 million New Yorkers that I represent and I will always put this city first.โ€

Adamsโ€™s statement came in response to a claim made in a resignation letter from Danielle Sassoon, the now former acting Manhattanโ€™s U.S. attorney who quit after refusing a request from Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove to drop the criminal corruption case against Adams.

Sassoon alleged that, during a Jan. 31 meeting, Adamsโ€™s attorneys โ€œrepeatedly urged what amounted to a quid pro quoโ€ arrangement whereby the mayor would assist with the Trump administrationโ€™s enforcement priorities with regard to illegal immigrants in New York City โ€œonly if the indictment were dismissed.โ€

Prosecutors indicted Adams in October 2024, accusing him of accepting over $100,000 in campaign contributions and luxury gifts from foreign nationals in exchange for political favors. Adams has denied the allegations, which include bribery, wire fraud, conspiracy, and falsifying financial records.

After Sassoonโ€™s resignation, the Department of Justice (DOJ) formally moved to dismiss the case on Feb. 14 but without prejudice, meaning the charges could be refiled at a later date.

A number of other DOJ officials followed Sassoon in tendering their resignations rather than complying with Boveโ€™s order to dismiss the corruption case against Adams.Bove, a former lawyer who represented President Donald Trump in several cases and previously worked at the U.S. Attorneyโ€™s Office for the Southern District of New York, on Feb. 10 directed federal prosecutors in Manhattan to dismiss the charges against Adams. He alleged prosecutorial mishandling of the case, as well as concerns about the caseโ€™s impact on Adamsโ€™s ability to govern as mayor and assist in federal immigration enforcement efforts.

Byย Tom Ozimek

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