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Allison Walker

Trump Says Prosecutors Who Resigned in Eric Adams' Case Were 'All Being Dismissed Anyway'

Trump dismissed the resignations of federal prosecutors who refused to drop corruption charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams, calling them inevitable departures amid allegations of political interference. (Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Federal prosecutors resigned this week when the Justice Department dropped corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams in an alleged deal tied to his new alliance with immigration officials. President Donald Trump dismissed the departures as meaningless.

"Well, I don't know about it, and obviously I'm not involved in that," Trump said when pressed by reporters. "But I would say this: that what if they had a problem, and these are mostly people from the previous administration, you understand? So they weren't going to be there anyway. They were going to all be gone or dismissed, if not."

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