The mayor was charged with bribery, fraud and other counts. Legal experts questioned the Trump administration’s justification for the move, and one law enforcement official called the order “transparent corruption.

Trump dismissed the resignations of federal prosecutors who refused to drop corruption charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams, calling them inevitable departures amid allegations of political interference.

Federal prosecutors on Friday formally asked a judge to drop bribery charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams, after a Justice Department official's order for them to do so sparked mass resignations.