Top U.S. Justice Department official orders prosecutors to drop charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams
- Posted on February 11, 2025
- By The Globe and Mail
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Top U.S. Justice Department official orders prosecutors to drop charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams
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In a two-page memo obtained by The Associated Press, acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove said the decision to dismiss the charges was reached without an assessment of the strength of the prosecution and was not meant to call into question the attorneys who filed the case