Uproar over Mayor Adams deepens concern about Justice Dept. politicization under Trump
When President Donald Trump entered office last month, promising to clean up what he described as a politically “weaponized” American justice system, few would have guessed that the Democratic mayor of New York City would be an early benefactor.
But efforts over the past two weeks by Mr. Trump’s U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to dismiss an indictment against Mayor Eric Adams have, for critics, only fueled allegations that the justice system is weaponized. There are signs that the crisis in the department has spread beyond the Adams case.
Mayor Adams faces five counts of violating federal anti-corruption laws, though he has maintained his innocence. But in a surprise move last week, acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove instructed DOJ prosecutors in the Southern District of New York to drop the case…
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