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officials discussed dropping charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams, source says<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__video-duration\">02:55<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>NEW YORK<\/strong> &#8211; Senior Justice Department officials have held discussions with federal prosecutors in Manhattan about the possibility of dropping corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a source familiar with the discussions confirmed to CBS News.<\/p>\n<p>Adams was <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-indicted-bribery-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">indicted on five counts of corruption in September<\/a><\/span>, including\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/read-full-nyc-mayor-eric-adams-indictment-details-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">bribery, conspiracy and campaign finance violations<\/a><\/span>. He has pleaded not guilty on those counts. If he is found guilty, the charges could result in up to 45 years in prison.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department did not comment. CBS News has asked reached out to Mayor Adams&#8217; office for comment.<\/p>\n<p>There is no indication yet that federal prosecutors in New York who brought the case will drop the charges.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/29\/us\/politics\/justice-department-trump-charges-eric-adams.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>\u00a0was first to report the discussions.<\/p>\n<p>The mayor has long maintained his innocence. He pleaded\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-indictment-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">not guilty when he was first charged last September<\/a><\/span>. Adams\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-court-appearance\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">is set to face trial in April<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The conversations are a normal part of what happens in a criminal court case, but it&#8217;s unusual in this instance because it comes after\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/eric-adams-donald-trump-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Adams and Donald Trump met in Florida, prior to Trump&#8217;s inauguration<\/a><\/span>, CBS News New York&#8217;s Marcia Kramer reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Adams said the two had no discussion about a possible pardon or anything else regarding his criminal case.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To be clear, we did not discuss my legal case, and those who suggest the mayor of the largest city in the nation shouldn&#8217;t meet with the incoming president to discuss our city&#8217;s priorities because of inaccurate speculation or because we&#8217;re from different parties clearly care more about politics than people,&#8221; Adams said in a statement after that meeting.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Adams then abruptly canceled plans to\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/mlk-day-events-2025-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">mark Martin Luther King, Jr. Day<\/a><\/span>\u00a0in New York City to instead\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/donald-trump-inauguration-nyc-mayor-eric-adams\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">attend Trump&#8217;s inauguration after a last-minute invitation<\/a><\/span>. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump has previously said he thought Adams has been treated unfairly and has said <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/trump-nyc-mayor-eric-adams-pardon\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">he would consider pardoning Adams<\/a><\/span>. If the case was dismissed, Adams would not have to be pardoned.\u00a0  <\/p>\n<p>Another thing that makes the the timing of this revelation unusual is that prosecutors in Manhattan <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-additional-criminal-conduct-prosecutors-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">just recently filed paperwork indicating they had uncovered &#8220;additional criminal conduct&#8221; by the mayor<\/a><\/span>. Adding yet another layer of intrigue is word of the meeting comes as Adams has <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-health-concerns\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">scaled back his public schedule this week due to health concerns<\/a><\/span>, according to the mayor&#8217;s office, and as\u00a0Adams&#8217; attorney Alex Spiro was in court to have a closed door, sealed meeting about discovery in the case.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p><!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/jacob-rosen\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Jacob Rosen<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Jake Rosen is a reporter covering the Department of Justice. 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