It’s Now Up to the Judge Whether to Drop Charges in Adams Case
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It’s Now Up to the Judge Whether to Drop Charges in Adams Case

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Manhattan judge overseeing the federal corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams will be in the spotlight this week after a standoff between federal prosecutors and the Justice Department over a directive to drop the charges against the mayor. The order, issued last…

Adams Forcefully Resists Calls to Resign: ‘I Am Going Nowhere’
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Adams Forcefully Resists Calls to Resign: ‘I Am Going Nowhere’

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Whenever Mayor Eric Adams has faced adversity, he has sought refuge in the pulpit of Black churches, and he returned there on Sunday as he confronted fresh calls to resign. Mr. Adams, a New York City Democrat who is running for re-election, made…

In Moving to Stop Adams Case, Career Lawyer Sought to Stave Off Deeper Crisis
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In Moving to Stop Adams Case, Career Lawyer Sought to Stave Off Deeper Crisis

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The threat of a mass firing was unspoken but loomed over the videoconference call. Summoning the staff of the Justice Department’s public integrity section on Friday morning, the acting deputy attorney general, Emil Bove III, was matter-of-fact. Two lawyers needed to step forward…

Adams to Sue Trump Administration Over Clawback of Migrant Shelter Funds
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Adams to Sue Trump Administration Over Clawback of Migrant Shelter Funds

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Mayor Eric Adams intends to sue the Trump administration by the end of next week over its clawback of $80 million in federal funding meant to cover the cost of housing migrants in New York City, according to a letter from City Hall….

He Nearly Ended Cuomo’s Career. Now He Says His Ex-Rival Should Be Mayor.
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He Nearly Ended Cuomo’s Career. Now He Says His Ex-Rival Should Be Mayor.

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo may not yet have entered the race for mayor of New York City, but his campaign in waiting received its most significant endorsement on Saturday from H. Carl McCall, a Black elder statesman who was once Mr. Cuomo’s…

Judges Generally Let Prosecutors Drop Charges. Maybe Not for Adams.
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Judges Generally Let Prosecutors Drop Charges. Maybe Not for Adams.

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Federal judges have almost no ability under the law to refuse a government request to drop criminal charges. The corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams of New York may be the exception. On Thursday, Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor, Danielle R. Sassoon, resigned rather…

Mayor Adams May Avoid a Criminal Trial. He Still Faces Political Peril.
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Mayor Adams May Avoid a Criminal Trial. He Still Faces Political Peril.

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When the Justice Department ordered federal prosecutors on Monday to drop the corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams of New York City, he hoped that it would save his political career and allow him to better focus on governing the nation’s largest city….

Hagan Scotten, Adams’s Lead Prosecutor, Quits Defiantly
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Hagan Scotten, Adams’s Lead Prosecutor, Quits Defiantly

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Hagan Scotten, the lead prosecutor on the federal corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams of New York City, resigned after Justice Department officials ordered the dismissal of charges he had helped bring, suggesting that only a “fool” or a “coward” would obey. In…