The tough-on-crime former NYPD captain was charged with five criminal counts that include bribery, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and solicitation of a contribution by a foreign national.| NBC News
President-elect Donald Trump expressed last month that he's willing to pardon Adams on federal corruption charges.| NBC News
Trump also said he might pardon New York Mayor Eric Adams and discussed Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.| NBC News
At least six prosecutors, including the acting U.S. attorney in Manhattan, have stepped down over the DOJ order to dismiss corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams.| NBC News