Judge Dismisses Eric Adams Corruption Charges
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A federal judge dismissed New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ corruption case on Wednesday, agreeing it was the only practical outcome while blasting the Justice Department’s “troubling” rationale for wa...
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a judge dropping the corruption case against NYC Mayor Eric Adams.
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Judge Dale E. Ho refused to let the government leave open the prospect of reinstating charges against the mayor. But he acknowledged the president’s power to determine the fate of prosecutions.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) plugged FBI Director Kash Patel’s book on the “deep state” at the end of his remarks reacting to the corruption case against him officially being dropped.
With Wednesday’s dismissal of his federal corruption indictment, Mayor Adams is finally out of the woods from a legal perspective. But from a political viewpoint, his troubles may only be getting started.
The 60-page lawsuit, filed Wednesday morning in Staten Island Supreme Court, argues that the Adams administration and City Council rushed through the massive slate of sweeping changes to the