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What was Eric Adams accused of?

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During his tenure as mayor of New York City (2022–25), Eric Adams was indicted (2024) on federal charges of bribery, fraud, and soliciting foreign campaign donations. However, after Donald Trump became president in 2025, the Justice Department quickly moved to drop the charges against Adams. A judge later dismissed the case but said that “Everything here smacks of a bargain: dismissal of the Indictment in exchange for immigration policy concessions.”