New York City Mayor Eric Adams thanked the Justice Department on Tuesday for directing prosecutors to drop the federal case against him, saying he never broke the law or traded power for personal benefit.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams thanked the Department of Justice for ordering the federal corruption charges filed against him be dropped, but admitted "many New Yorkers still question my character."

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is holding a news conference Tuesday, hours after a Department of Justice official said the agency ordered the corruption case against him to be dismissed. Acting U.S. Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove instructed prosecutors for the Southern District of New York to dismiss all charges against the mayor,