Eric Adams wanted out from under criminal prosecution, and the Trump administration wanted a big-city ally on illegal immigration. Now both camps are scrambling to contain the fallout from the Justice Department’s decision to make the New York City mayor’s bribery case go away.

The Justice Department's motion to drop charges against Mayor Adams ends a days-long public over the decision to abandon the case.

The U.S. Department of Justice formally filed court paperwork to dismiss federal corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, after two days of resignations from prosecutors who refused to do so.