The bribery charge against New York Mayor Eric Adams was brought by "zealous prosecutors" who spent years "casting about" for a criminal case, an attorney said Monday.

Adams was charged last week with five criminal counts, including bribery, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and solicitation of a contribution by a foreign national.

Mayor Adams moved to dismiss a bribery count against him in his federal corruption indictment Monday, describing the allegations as “extraordinarily vague” and claiming the sweeping case brought by Manhattan prosecutors is based largely on the word of a disgruntled ex-staffer.