NEW YORK - Senior Justice Department officials have held discussions with federal prosecutors in Manhattan about the possibility of dropping corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a source familiar with the discussions confirmed to CBS News.

The Justice Department has had discussions about the future of the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

An attorney for New York City Mayor Eric Adams has reached out to the Department of Justice seeking to have the case against the mayor dropped, according to two people briefed on the matter.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is ill and is limiting his public schedule this week as he has medical tests, his office said.

Eric Adams will undergo "numerous doctors' appointments and medical tests" to address a sudden illness, according to his office.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams will have a limited public schedule this week, with his office saying that he will be undergoing medical tests.

As the federal crackdown on immigration continues​, Mayor Eric Adams has been to testify on NYC's sanctuary city status.

Mayor Adams hasn't been feeling his best," Fabien Levy, deputy mayor for communications, said on social media late Sunday.

Mayor Adams of New York, a Democrat who has taken pains to ally himself with President Trump, said his administration was “assessing the full reach” of the directive.

Federal agents, led by new DHS secretary, made heavily publicized arrest in country’s biggest sanctuary city Tuesday.

The conversations between DOJ and both the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and the mayor's legal team were first reported by The New York Times. Adams is facing a five-count bribery case that he has characterized as political retribution from the Biden administration for his criticisms of the former president’s handling of immigration.