A massive cache of documents in Mayor Eric Adams’ historic corruption case was unsealed on Friday — giving the public an inside look at the prosecution that will never materialize in a federal courtroom.

Prosecutors believed Adams was lying about the location of his personal cell phone during a seizure, the documents show. The mayor's defense counsel indicated that the unsealed papers were a record of a case that "should never have been brought.

Previously sealed court documents outline further corruption concerns against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Newly unsealed documents from the mayor’s high-profile corruption case show Adams allegedly planned to accept donations from Turkey in his 2025 reelection bid.