A federal judge has adjourned the corruption trial for New York City Mayor Eric Adams and appointed counsel to advise the court on how to handle the Justice Department's request to drop charges against the Democrat.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is in a state of legal and political purgatory.

A Justice Department official has pointed to sworn statements New York City Mayor Eric Adams made at a court hearing to urge a federal judge to agree that corruption charges against him can be dismissed.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams will face the federal judge on Wednesday who will decide whether to dismiss corruption charges against him after lawyers explain the abrupt change in position just weeks before an April trial.

A former Watergate prosecutor has urged the federal judge presiding over the prosecution of New York City Mayor Eric Adams to assign a special counsel to help decide how to handle the Justice Department's request to drop charges.

Pam Bondi had insisted at her Senate confirmation hearing that as attorney general, her Justice Department would not “play politics.”.

The Justice Department has asked a court to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

A former New York City official was charged Tuesday with witness tampering and destroying evidence as a federal investigation led to Mayor Eric Adams’ bribery indictment.