Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) disparaged the Justice Department’s dismissal of the criminal bribery case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams — expressing deep concern about what he described as the “politicization” of the federal government’s legal arm.

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered U.S. prosecutors to appear in court this week to address why they are seeking to dismiss criminal charges filed against New York Mayor Eric Adams. The hearing comes after a Justice Department official appointed by Republican President Donald Trump ordered prosecutors to seek dismissal of the case.

A federal judge ordered Eric Adams and the Department of Justice to appear in court to explain the request to dismiss charges against Adams.

Former federal prosecutor Carol Lam bid “farewell” to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) independence in a Thursday opinion piece for The New York Times. “Over just a few days last week, the Trump administration made a laughingstock of the U.