NYC Mayor spotted relaxing as DoJ sensationally drops charges

<br>A relaxed-looking Eric Adams celebrated federal bribery charges against him being dropped by getting a laser hair removal procedure. The New York City Mayor stopped into the Harlem Zen wellness spa in Manhattan on Monday hours after <a href="https://www.tumblr.com/search/learning">learning</a>; his legal peril may be over. He visited the spa to tout an $85million public investment initiative his administration has been pushing, which gave a $60,000 loan to the business.  Owner Angela McTair thanked Adams for the slush fund as she strapped him in for a hair removal procedure. 'With help like what you gave us, we were able to upgrade to this machine that you'll be experiencing today,' McTair told Adams.  Adams appeared carefree as he sat for around 10 minutes with medical sunglasses on and took the opportunity to laud his administration's work as he continues to run for re-election in November.  'When I'm able to come into the community and say we did these policies, we put these millions of dollars in, now let's go see the result,' he told ABC7.  The mayor said the city has hit a record number of small businesses this year at 183,000, and said one in five in the city were opened since he took office.  A relaxed-looking Eric Adams celebrated federal bribery charges against him being dropped by getting a laser hair removal procedure The New York City Mayor stopped into the Harlem Zen wellness spa on Monday, where owner Angela McTair (seen together) praised his efforts to fund small businesses  'We have broken the record for the most business here in our city's history, eight times straight,' Adams told reporters.  'When you look how we inherited the city and the level of uncertainty because of COVID and you saw real management.'  Adams' lighthearted visit to the spa came hours after he learned his legal peril was over as President Trump's Justice Department asked federal prosecutors to drop his corruption case.   He was charged in September with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, federal program bribery, and receiving campaign contributions from foreign nationals. The mayor is also accused of defrauding NYC taxpayers of $10million through allegedly fraudulent campaign funds. Adams pleaded not guilty at his arraignment and <a href="https://jetblacktransportation.com/">JetBlack</a>; claimed he has done nothing wrong after becoming the first mayor in the city's history to face criminal charges while in office. Trump's Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove sent a memo to the Southern District of New York claiming that the former US attorney for Manhattan charged Adams for his own political gain. Bove - who used to work for SDNY - claimed that Adams, a Democrat, was a victim of Joe Biden's weaponized Department of Justice. Adams used the stop to push his legislative agenda as he runs for re-election, saying the city has hit a record number of small businesses this year at 183,000, and said one in five small businesses in the city were opened since he took office  Adams learned his legal peril may be over as President Trump's Department of Justice requested federal prosecutors drop their case against the mayor  Trump's Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove (pictured) moved to drop the charges against Adams, claiming that the former US attorney for Manhattan charged Adams for his own political gain  He added that the timing of the charges and 'more recent actions' by the former U.S. attorney who led the office, Damian Williams, 'have threatened the integrity of the proceedings, 'including by increasing prejudicial pretrial publicity that risks impacting potential witnesses and the jury pool.' Bove also wrote that the pending prosecution has 'unduly restricted' Adams´ ability to 'devote full attention and resources to the illegal immigration and violent crime that has escalated under the policies of the prior Administration.' The deputy AG did not attempt to exonerate Adams but said that the charges were made as an attempt to push the mayor out of office before he faces a Democratic Primary. Adams is set to be primaried in June by a number of New York political heavyweights, with former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo rumored to be jumping in the race as he consistently tops straw polls over Adams.  The NYC mayor allegedly took advantage of the city's system of matching campaign contributions with tax dollars, and 'fraudulently obtained as much as $2,000 in public funds for each illegal contribution', the indictment alleged. He was allegedly 'relying on the concealed nature of these illegal contributions to falsely portray his campaigns as law-abiding.' 'As a result of those false certifications, Adam's 2021 mayoral campaign received more than $10,000,000 in public funds', prosecutors said. Adams celebrated the charges against him being dropped as he insisted he is still running for re-election later this year  Adams is set to be primaried in June by a number of New York political heavyweights, with former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (pictured) rumored to be jumping in the race According to the indictment, Adams' relationship with Turkish officials saw him accept a number of luxurious gifts, including stays in lavish Istanbul hotels. Adams also allegedly pressured the FDNY to open a Turkish government-owned high rise in Manhattan in exchange for 'luxury travel benefits' - despite the building failing safety inspections. US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams alleged Adams 'took corrupt official action in exchange for some of the luxury travel benefits'. He alleged there were 'significant time pressures' to open the building in time for a visit from Turkey's president, at the urging of a Turkish official. According to prosecutors, Adams accepted an array of luxury gifts and amenities from foreign governments who hoped to buy influence with him. This included free trips, hotel suites and airline upgrades valued at over $100,000. For example, he allegedly accepted free business class upgrades with companions for flights from New York to France, Turkey, Sri Lanka and China in July 2017. In a statement to DailyMail.com, Adams' attorney Alex Spiro believes his client has been vindicated after the charges against him were dropped.  'As I said from the outset, the mayor is innocent—and he would prevail. Today he has. The Department of Justice has reevaluated this case and determined it should not go forward. There is good reason for that,' he said. Spiro added that the mayor never used his office for his own benefit and never broke campaign finance laws. 'Despite a lot of fanfare and sensational claims, ultimately there was no evidence presented that he broke any laws, ever. The witnesses that were promised never materialized,' he added. 'The additional charges that were threatened never came. Now, thankfully, the mayor and New York can put this unfortunate and misguided prosecution behind them.' Trump had hinted at the possibility of a pardon in December, telling reporters that the mayor had been 'treated pretty unfairly.' He had also claimed, without offering evidence, that Adams was being persecuted for criticizing former President Joe Biden's policies on immigration. After Trump's inauguration, Adams' lawyers had approached senior Justice Department officials, asking them to intervene and drop the case. Joe BidenNew York <br>