By Sarah N. Lynch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. federal prosecutor agreed on Friday to file a motion to dismiss the criminal corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, to spare other career staff from potentially being fired for refusing to do so, sources briefed on the matter told Reuters.
Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove in a Friday meeting with all of the department’s career public integrity prosecutors told them they had an hour to decide among themselves who would file the motion, the sources said.
A Justice Department spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Reuters could not immediately determine the name of the prosecutor, though the names of attorneys filing motions normally appear on those motions when they become public.
Six senior Justice Department officials, including Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor, resigned on Thursday rather than comply with Bove’s order to dismiss the case.
(Reporting by Sarah N. LynchEditing by Alistair Bell)
