Senior Justice Department officials have been discussing with federal prosecutors the possibility of dropping the case against Mayor Eric Adams, according to multiple reports.

The New York Times was the first to report the news on Wednesday night.

Officials have also spoken to Adams’ defense lawyers. However, there is no indication that prosecutors will drop the case. 

The Southern District of New York declined to comment on the potential of the case being dropped. Defense attorney Alex Spiro did not return request for comment.

Adams was indicted in September on multiple charges, including wire fraud, bribery and accepting illegal campaign donations. He pleaded not guilty and has a trial date set for April 21. 

The reports come amid Adams’ growing personal relationship with President Donald Trump. Adams has refused to criticize any of Trump’s policies, including recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in the city. Adams also attended Trump’s inauguration earlier this month. 

The two have, according to The New York Times, been in direct contact for weeks. Trump has previously stated he would consider pardoning the mayor.

Meanwhile, there was a status conference on classified documents in the mayor’s federal case on Wednesday. 

“He’s not resigning,” Spiro said as he came out of court Wednesday. 

When asked about the mayor angling for a deal with prosecutors in the case, he said, “No, he’s innocent, like I’ve said from the beginning.” 

The reports come as Adams has been “under the weather” for the last three days, holding up at his Gracie Mansion residence. 

On Wednesday, his Deputy Communications Director Fabien Levy told NY1 that the mayor was “feeling better” and would be returning to public events on Thursday. 

Adams is set to attend the “State of the NYPD” address and the annual Interfaith Breakfast on Thursday.