Judge overseeing NYC Mayor Eric Adams case to consider DOJ motion to dismiss on Wednesday
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The federal judge overseeing the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams has scheduled a hearing Wednesday to consider the Justice Department’s controversial motion to dismiss the charges.
The federal judge overseeing the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams has scheduled a hearing Wednesday to consider the Justice Department’s controversial motion to dismiss the charges. This will be the first public face-off since seven federal prosecutors, including the interim US attorney for the Southern District of New York, resigned in protest and four deputy mayors departed City Hall. The hearing comes as calls mount from top Democrats for the embattled Democratic mayor to step down or be removed from office and as former prosecutors urge the judge to not approve the dismissal without digging deeper into the circumstances surrounding the deal. A nonprofit group and three former US attorneys suggested, if necessary, the judge appoint a special prosecutor to continue the case. Judge Dale Ho, a Biden appointee, said the parties should be prepared to discuss the reason for the dismissal motion, what Adams has agreed to, and the next procedural steps in the case. “Courts rarely refuse to go along with a dismissal, but these are exceptional circumstances,” said David Sklansky, a Stanford University law professor and co-director of the Stanford Criminal Justice Center.
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