Judge Will Consider Motion To Dismiss Mayor Adams' Corruption Case

NEW YORK CITY — A federal judge overseeing Mayor Eric Adams' federal corruption case has scheduled a hearing on Wednesday to discuss the Justice Department motion's to dismiss charges.

Mayor Adams and his defense lawyers have been ordered to appear in court for the hearing.

Judge Dale Ho will hear arguments from Adams' defense lawyers and officials from Trump's Justice Department on why they believe charges should be dropped.

Justice Department officials on Friday filed a motion to ask a judge to formally end the case after a number of prosecutors from the Southern District of New York declined dismiss charges.

The hearing is set to begin at 2 p.m. on Wednesday.

The hearing comes after Danielle R. Sassoon, acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, resigned from her post rather than dismiss charges against Adams.

In a letter to U.S. Attorney Pam Bondi that was published by the New York Times, Sassoon mentioned an alleged “quid pro quo” where the mayor would assist with immigration enforcement only if the indictment were dismissed.

Similarly, the next day, Hagan Scotten, an assistant U.S. attorney with the Southern District of New York, resigned in protest.

In a resignation letter to acting deputy attorney general Emil Bove, Scotten said only a "fool" or "coward" would go ahead and dismiss Adams' charges.

In addition, on Monday, four deputies mayors announced they planned to resign.

Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove in a two-page memo ordered prosecutors to dismiss the case "without prejudice", Patch previously reported.

The memo obtained by the Associated Press argues that the ongoing case has restricted Adams' ability to "devote full attention and resources to the illegal immigration and violent crime" in the city.

Bove also said the timing of the charges and actions by former U.S. Attorney Damian Williams had "threatened the integrity of the proceedings."