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

A high-stakes decision for public corruption prosecutors at the Justice Department revealed a generational difference.

Β© Kent Nishimura for The New York Times

Prosecutors in the Justice Department’s public integrity section were given an hour to decide whether to sign a request to dismiss charges against Mayor Eric Adams.

Adams Forcefully Resists Calls to Resign: β€˜I Am Going Nowhere’

Mayor Eric Adams spoke at two Black churches in Queens and pushed back at those who β€œare dancing on my grave.”

Β© Dave Sanders for The New York Times

Mayor Eric Adams is facing pressure to resign after the Trump administration asked a judge to drop federal corruption charges against him.
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