Trump official directed shredding notes of NY mayor meeting, ex-prosecutor says
Source: Reuters
NEW YORK, March 25 (Reuters) - A senior official in President Donald Trump's Justice Department directed a prosecutor to shred notes they took of a meeting about the possibility of dismissing corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams, a former senior prosecutor said in court filings made public on Tuesday.
The senior official, Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General (PADAG) Emil Bove, asked a judge in February to dismiss the case because it was distracting the mayor from helping Trump crack down on illegal immigration. Former Manhattan U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon resigned earlier rather than carry out a direction from Bove to seek the case's dismissal.
In a statement, Bove said, "There were many people present in that meeting, and at no time did the PADAG direct the shredding of any material."
Adams has pleaded not guilty to charges he took bribes from Turkish officials in exchange for political favors.
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By Luc Cohen
March 25, 2025 12:15 PM EDT Updated 12 min ago
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