New York City Mayor Eric Adams is getting a boost from an unusual corner amid rumors that New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is weighing her options about his political future (AP/Getty Images)
Hochul reportedly met with multiple New York leaders this week while considering removing Adams from his job.
Senior prosecutors in New York and Washington have reportedly resigned after refusing to follow a Department of Justice (DOJ) order to drop charges against Adams.
The former police officer-turned-politician was indicted on charges linked to wire fraud, bribery, and soliciting campaign funds from foreign sources. The indictment was unsealed in September 2024.
Adams’ fellow Democrats have accused him of trying to cozy up to the Trump administration in order to get out of his criminal charges.
Trump border czar Tom Homan met with Adams to discuss the migrant crisis. (DOMINIC GWINN/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)
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Adams denied leveraging his cooperation with the Trump administration into dropping charges, however.
He said in a written statement on Friday, "I want to be crystal clear with New Yorkers: I never offered — nor did anyone offer on my behalf — any trade of my authority as your mayor for an end to my case. Never."
Fox News Digital reached out to Hochul's office for a response to Malliotakis.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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