Federal prosecutors in Manhattan filed a motion Friday to dismiss New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ corruption case, caving to pressure from the Justice Department to drop criminal charges against the mayor.

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 top prosecutor in the case against NY Mayor Eric Adams quit Friday amid growing pressure by the Trump admin's DOJ to drop the charges against him.