Bove said prosecutors indicted Adams too close to the election and may have targeted him because of his criticism of the prior administration’s immigration policies. He also said the case had “unduly restricted Mayor Adams’ ability to devote full attention and resources to illegal immigration and violent crime.”

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon, the Trump administration's recent pick to temporarily lead the office prosecuting New York Mayor Eric Adams, resigned her post on Thursday, according to the memorandum by Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove,