Eric Adams gets a Trump reprieve: Letters to the Editor Feb. 13, 2025

The Issue: The Justice Department orders corruption charges against Mayor Adams to be dropped.I think we can all blame President Trump for draining the “Washington Swamp” and emptying it here in New York City (“Quit cold Turkey,” Feb.11).The Justice Department’s orders to cease and desist legal actions against Mayor Adams reek as bad as the Gowanus Canal.Adams’ claim that he did nothing wrong only confirms that Tammany Hall had nothing on the Adams administration.Alan SwartzVerona, NJWhatever disagreements I might have with Mayor Adams on specific issues, getting a seat upgrade in-flight is not corruption.

If elected or appointed officials accept an after-dinner mint or free toothpick at a restaurant, Leavenworth would be over-capacity, following Merrick Garland’s logic.Let’s get back to debate and cease lawfare.This prosecution was an obscene abuse of prosecutorial power.

Adams has so far been a moderate and intelligent mayor.Let him be.Paul O’KeefeUnion City, NJMayor Adams, by way of metaphor, has literally received the Monopoly game’s “Get out of jail free card” from President Trump.

For Adams, this was a Faustian deal, just stopping short of giving Trump a ceremonial key to the city.Adams, with no shame, has made a dramatic change in his lifelong core beliefs.I’m sure if there was a Mar-a-Lago-type raid on Gracie Mansion, you would now find an 8×10 photo of Trump on his bedroom end table and a red MAGA hat in the top drawer of his dresser.Phil SerpicoQueensNow that the Justice Department has dropped all charges against Mayor Adams, the Manhattan district attorney’s office is looking especially foolish.

It went after Donald Trump with nothing groundbreaking against him, and see how that ended up.This is truly a weaponized court system, with the attorney general or district attorney trying to make a name for themselves.Meanwhile, they fail to keep true criminals in jail.

They would rather throw the book at honest people than keep ...