By Dan Mangan\CNBC
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A federal judge ordered embattled New York Mayor Eric Adams, his attorneys, and Department of Justice prosecutors to appear in court on Wednesday afternoon to explain the DOJ’s controversial request to dismiss criminal corruption charges against Adams.
Manhattan U.S. District Judge Dale Ho’s order Tuesday suggests that he will not rubber stamp the highly unusual dismissal request, which has sparked concerns that the DOJ struck a deal with Adams to toss the case in exchange for the Democratic mayor’s cooperation with President Donald Trump’s immigration orders.
Seven top DOJ prosecutors — including ones directly involved in Adams’ case — last week resigned in protest of the department’s bid to toss out the case.
Ho’s order quotes an appeals court case that says judges “should be satisfied that the reasons for the proposed dismissal are substantial.”
“The parties shall be prepared to address, [among other things], the reasons for the Government’s motion, the scope and effect of Mayor Adams’s “consent in writing,” Ho wrote. Read more…
