New York City Mayor Eric Adams delivered remarks Tuesday, less than 24 hours after the U.S. Department of Justice ordered federal prosecutors in New York to drop their charges against him. Adams spoke for about five minutes and did not take questions.

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 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,