In Moving to Stop Adams Case, Career Lawyer Sought to Stave Off Deeper Crisis NYT > Top Stories By:Devlin Barrett Β· Adam Goldman Β· Glenn Thrush and William K. Rashbaum 16 February 2025 at 14:47 A high-stakes decision for public corruption prosecutors at the Justice Department revealed a generational difference. Β© Kent Nishimura for The New York TimesProsecutors in the Justice Departmentβs public integrity section were given an hour to decide whether to sign a request to dismiss charges against Mayor Eric Adams.