Analysis-Trump's Justice Department hits the brakes on anti-corruption enforcement
The U.S. Justice Department has sharply stepped back its anti-corruption efforts under President Donald Trump, from loosening enforcement of laws meant to stop companies from bribing foreign officials to directing its prosecutors to drop a criminal case against New York Mayor Eric Adams.
US justice department tells prosecutors to drop NYC mayor's corruption case
The US justice department has told federal prosecutors to drop their corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. The order came from the acting deputy attorney general, appointed by President Donald Trump, who said the indictment had "restricted" the mayor's ability to address "illegal immigration and violent crime" in the city.
Read the Justice Department Memo About Eric Adams’s Corruption Case
The Justice Department on Monday told federal prosecutors in Manhattan to drop the corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams of New York.
Federal prosecutors drop charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan say they’re dropping corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
Justice Department orders New York Mayor Eric Adams charges to be withdrawn
By Sarah N. Lynch, Luc Cohen and Jack Queen WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -The Justice Department on Monday directed federal prosecutors in New York to drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams,
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