President Donald Trump and his top administration officials were presumably shocked to learn that one of the president's officials made a bad call as far as having important documents shredded.

According to Newsmax, a senior official who works in Trump's Department of Justice allegedly directed a prosecutor to shred notes from a meeting "about the possibility of dismissing corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams."

The bombshell revelation came from court filings this week from a former senior prosecutor, according to the outlet.

Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General (PADAG) Emil Bove had reportedly asked a judge earlier this year to have the case against Adams dismissed, arguing that the legal mess was distracting Adams from helping Trump enforce his illegal immigration policies in New York City.

What's going on?

Bove's request ultimately led to the resignation of former Manhattan U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon, as she refused to carry out Bove's directive to seek a dismissal of the case against Adams.

For his part, Bove released a statement on the shredding allegations, saying, "There were many people present in that meeting, and at no time did the PADAG direct the shredding of any material."

Newsmax noted:

On Tuesday, a draft letter addressed to Attorney General Pam Bondi that Sassoon emailed to herself laying out her opposition to dropping the charges, was made public on the public docket for Adams' case.

In the draft letter, Sassoon described a meeting earlier this year between Bove, Adams' lawyers, and her team of Manhattan-based federal prosecutors.

Sassoon wrote in the draft letter, "Mr. Bove directed a member of my team to shred his notes after our meeting with defense counsel."

Notably, Sassoon did not accuse Bove of wrongdoing in ordering the shredding of the documents.

Sassoon “expressed concern” about making a decision to drop the case before the Senate had confirmed incoming DAG Todd Blanche, she wrote. But Emil Bove, Sassoon wrote, told her that Blanche was on the “same page,” and there was “no need to wait.” https://t.co/WSu79c67M0

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Adam's lawyer's statement

One of Mayor Adams' attorneys, Alex Spiro, commented on the matter in an email.

"There was a comment about note-taking because the government was unlawfully leaking information to the media in their reckless pursuit of Mayor Adams," Spiro wrote.

Adams, who has denied the allegations against him, pleaded not guilty. He was accused of taking bribes from Turkish officials in exchange for political favors.

Trump's administration has expressed support for having the case dropped. Only time will tell if that's the end result.