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Feb. 13, 2025, 3:27 p.m. ET

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Order to Drop Adams Case Prompts Justice Dept. Resignations

Manhattan’s U.S. attorney and two officials with the public integrity unit in Washington quit after the Justice Department ordered that corruption charges be dropped against Mayor Eric Adams of New York City.

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