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US justice department orders prosecutors drop New York mayor’s corruption case

The department argued that the case was interfering with the mayor’s ability to aid the president’s crackdown on illegal immigration.

New York City mayor Eric Adams departs a Manhattan court after an appearance, in New York (Yuki Iwamura/AP)
New York City mayor Eric Adams departs a Manhattan court after an appearance, in New York (Yuki Iwamura/AP) (Yuki Iwamura/AP)
By Jake Offenhartz, Alanna Durkin Richer and Eric Tucker, Associated Press