Democratic lawfare failed against Donald Trump the candidate, and now it’s backfiring on Mr. Trump’s attempt to use it as President. That’s the lesson of the fallout surrounding his Justice Department’s move to dismiss the corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams that could cost the mayor his job.
Gov. Kathy Hochul is considering whether to remove Mr. Adams from office after news emerged last week of an alleged Trump-Adams quid pro quo. Mr. Trump wants Mr. Adams in office to help him with migrant removal and other things. But that’s angered New York Democrats, and this week four of the mayor’s leading aides quit.
This story doesn’t make the Justice Department look good, or smart. In a Feb. 10 memo from Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove, Justice ordered prosecutors to drop the corruption case against Mr. Adams, but with the ability to revive it later. Mr. Bove said the charges are distracting the mayor from supporting federal efforts against illegal immigration.
Three days later, Mr. Adams met Tom Homan, Mr. Trump’s border czar. “We are now working on implementing an executive order that will reestablish the ability for ICE agents to operate on Rikers Island,” the mayor said.
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