NEW YORK - 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.

An attorney for New York City Mayor Eric Adams has reached out to the Department of Justice seeking to have the case against the mayor dropped, according to two people briefed on the matter.

Senior officials under President Trump have talked with prosecutors in Manhattan about the possibility of abandoning the corruption case against New York City’s mayor.

The Justice Department has had discussions about the future of the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

A fired-up Mayor Eric Adams reemerged from seclusion Thursday, coming out swinging with a campaign-style speech ripping the political rumor mill that he was days from stepping down. Adams,

President Trump’s new Department of Justice has opened talks between Mayor Adams’ legal team and Manhattan federal prosecutors as Hizzoner seeks to get the corruption charges against him

NEW YORK — Top Department of Justice officials under President Donald Trump have been talking with Manhattan prosecutors about dropping criminal charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, according to a person with knowledge of the discussions.

A former White House lawyer for Donald Trump told CNN on Wednesday night that it's likely "something's up" amid reports that the Justice Department is weighing dropping charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams,

A fired-up Mayor Eric Adams reemerged from seclusion Thursday, coming out swinging with a campaign-style speech ripping the political rumor mill that he was days from stepping down. Adams,

Police commissioner Jessica Tisch delivered her first State of the NYPD address, an event hosted by the nonprofit New York City Police Foundation.

Without going into specifics about his health issues, the mayor told the gathered faith leaders that “last week was a scary week for me” and then said he has turned to God a lot over