Another federal prosecutor has resigned, more may soon follow, and the calls for Adams to step down are growing.

Eric Adams wanted out from under criminal prosecution, and the Trump administration wanted a big-city ally on illegal immigration. Now both camps are scrambling to contain the fallout from the Justice Department’s decision to make the New York City mayor’s bribery case go away.

The U.S. Department of Justice formally filed court paperwork to dismiss federal corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, after two days of resignations from prosecutors who refused to do so.