Under-pressure prosecutors ask to drop Eric Adams charges after seven resign

Veteran official puts name to withdrawal of corruption charges to avert further mass resignations by prosecutors

Under immense pressure from Donald Trump's justice department leadership, prosecutors in Washington have asked a federal judge to dismiss the criminal corruption case against Eric Adams, the New York mayor, rather than see the entire public integrity office be fired.

The prosecutors, Edward Sullivan and Antoinette Bacon, filed the request on Friday night to withdraw the charges against Adams that included bribery, fraud and soliciting illegal foreign campaign contributions.