Eric Adams, New York City's mayor, says he believes the "deep state" is real, and praised now FBI director Kash Patel’s book on the subject, "Government Gangsters."

New York City Mayor Eric Adams' historic federal corruption case has been dropped with prejudice, meaning Adams cannot be re-tried on the same charges at a later time.

NYC Mayor Eric Adams' federal corruption case was formally dropped Wednesday, months after he became the city's first mayor to be indicted.

Mayor Adams is bringing Sean Duffy, the head of President Trump’s Department of Transportation, on a tour of the city subways Friday, according to a surprise announcement from the

The DOJ’s letter ordering federal prosecutors to drop the case sparked an exodus from the department and the Southern District of New York, which brought the case, including the interim head of the prestigious office, Danielle Sassoon, who raised the quid pro quo allegation in a searing resignation letter.

U.S. District Judge Dale Ho dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning the charges cannot be refiled at a later date.

Eric Adams, speaking to the Rev. Al Sharpton at the packed Midtown forum, argued New Yorkers aren’t looking for the type of “buffoonery” offered by Curtis Sliwa, the founder of

A federal judge dismissed the charges at the request of the Justice Department, which had argued that the case distracted from Adams' ability to enact Trump's immigration agenda.