Pressure on anti-corruption prosecutors to favor NY mayor sparks revolt at Justice Department
The bid to dismiss a case against Eric Adams triggered seven resignations in 48 hours, although at least one lawyer eventually agreed under pressure to sign a request to dismiss the corruption charges
Befriending Donald Trump pays off big time. Just ask Elon Musk who, thanks to the U.S. president, has become the most powerful man in the Republican administration; or Vladimir Putin, who stands to benefit from the White House plan to end the war in Ukraine; or, on a smaller but very significant scale, New York Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat who has become so ingratiating with Trump in recent months that on Tuesday the Justice Department requested the dismissal of five corruption charges against him.
