The filing came after some prosecutors resigned rather than file the motion.
The Justice Department on Feb. 14 formally asked a judge to dismiss federal charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
Acting Deputy U.S. Attorney General Emil Bove, the department’s second-in-command, and lawyers from the department’s public integrity section and criminal division in Washington filed the motion with the federal court in southern New York.
The filing came after the top federal prosecutor in the area resigned rather than follow an order from a top DOJ official to move to throw out the charges, which include accepting illegal campaign contributions.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
