A federal judge dismissed corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, bringing a permanent end to the case and capping a series of events that sowed discord within the Justice Department. In his ruling, US District Judge Dale Ho denied the DOJ’s request to leave open the option to refile charges against the mayor at a later date, on the rationale that the Trump administration could use its leverage to coerce cooperation from Adams — something Adams and the DOJ denied.

The dismissal comes less than three months before the June 24 Democratic primary election in NYC’s mayoral race, in which about a dozen candidates are vying to unseat Adams. The sitting mayor — the first in the city’s modern history to be accused of federal crimes — drew fierce criticism for his embrace of the president, with rivals accusing him of being more beholden to Trump than to the interests of his own constituents. Read more from Chris Dolmetsch, Bob Van Voris, and Ava Benny-Morrison today on CityLab: NYC Mayor Adams’ Corruption Case Permanently Dismissed by Judge

— Linda Poon

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