Democratic Reps. Jamie Raskin (Md.) and Jasmine Crockett (Texas), both members of the House Judiciary Committee, have launched a probe into the Department of Justice's (DOJ) moves to drop federal corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D).

The lawmakers wrote a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi on Sunday, accusing the DOJ of trying to cover up a quid pro quo in which the charges against Adams would be dropped in return for his assistance to the Trump administration in implementing its immigration policies.

"Not only did the Department of Justice (DOJ) attempt to pressure career prosecutors into carrying out this illegal quid pro quo, it appears that Acting Deputy........

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