Judge weighs DOJ motion to drop corruption case against NYC Mayor Eric Adams – CBS News Watch CBS News A federal judge said he needs more time to decide whether to accept the Justice Department’s request to drop its corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, so that the mayor can devote his…
NEW YORK (AP) — A former Watergate prosecutor on Monday urged the federal judge presiding over the prosecution of New York City Mayor Eric Adams to assign a special counsel to help decide how to handle the Justice Department’s request to drop charges. Attorney Nathaniel Akerman told Judge Dale E. Ho in a letter filed…
Raskin says DOJ made “deeply corrupt bargain” in move to drop charges against NYC mayor – CBS News Watch CBS News Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland said the Justice Department under President Trump made a “deeply corrupt bargain” by seeking to drop federal charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams. Be the first to…
Eric Adams reacts to Justice Department motion to drop his corruption charges – CBS News Watch CBS News The Department of Justice submitted an official request to dismiss New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ federal corruption case. Adams is trying to reassure New Yorkers that he is solely beholden to them, saying he never offered…
DOJ drops charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams – CBS News Watch CBS News The Department of Justice has filed paperwork to drop the charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. The move came after more than a half-dozen federal prosecutors who raised concerns about the order after the deputy attorney general said a…
Behind the scenes battle unfolds in Justice Department over Eric Adams case – CBS News Watch CBS News The aftershocks of the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams might be more powerful than the initial earthquake itself. Acting Deputy Attorney General Emile Bove instructed federal prosecutors to dismiss the case against Adams,…
Amid a swirl of resignations, charges and calls for New York City Mayor Eric Adams to step down, one person who remains in the mayor’s corner is his predecessor. Bill de Blasio, the former New York City mayor and a fellow Democrat, believes the case against Adams should never have been brought. The charges, which…
Reporter’s Notebook: John Dickerson on Danielle Sassoon’s resignation – CBS News Watch CBS News Danielle Sassoon resigned Thursday as acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York when she was asked to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, and she refused. John Dickerson gives his perspective on the significance…
Federal prosecutors in New York have filed a motion to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, bringing to a close a days-long battle that has upended the Justice Department over the decision to abandon the case. The motion to dismiss the five-count indictment was filed on the court’s public docket on…
Eye Opener: Threat of floods, mudslides forces evacuations in California – CBS News Watch CBS News The threat of floods and mudslides forces evacuations in California as a major storm hits areas already devastated by wildfires. Also, top Department of Justice officials resign in protest after being ordered to halt the corruption case against New…