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Democrats press DOJ on Adani bribery case after $10bn pledge
Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal asked Attorney General Todd Blanche to clarify whether people close to Donald Trump were involved, after a New York Times report said Adani offered $10bn to resolve the case.
Democrats Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal have demanded answers from the US Department of Justice after prosecutors dropped a fraud and bribery case against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, following his pledge to invest $10 billion in the United States. The senators said in a letter that the Trump administration has faced mounting questions about the decision to abandon the case after Adani made the offer.
The dispute centers on how DOJ handled the matter. A federal judge in New York agreed in August to drop the fraud case against Adani at prosecutors’ request, despite raising concerns about “irregularities” in what the judge described as a “highly unusual” decision.
More than a month later, Warren and Blumenthal asked Attorney General Todd Blanche to clarify whether people close to Donald Trump were involved in the decision-making process. The push comes after a New York Times report said Adani, represented by one of Trump’s personal lawyers, admitted to offering the $10 billion investment to resolve the criminal case, though the judge overseeing the matter determined the investment played no role in DOJ’s decision.
According to the Guardian, Adani was indicted in 2024 in New York for allegedly participating in a bribery and fraud scheme in which he paid Indian officials to secure a contract for one of his companies. Adani denied the allegations, and prosecutors moved to dismiss the case in May after he hired a new legal team led by Robert Giuffra Jr and offered the $10 billion investment.