A U.S. judge on Wednesday dismissed the U.S. Department of Justice's corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, and said the charges cannot be brought again.
Judge Dale Ho dismissed the case against the New York City mayor with prejudice, denying the Trump administration the ability to bring those charges back in the future.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams' historic federal corruption case has been dropped with prejudice, meaning Adams cannot be re-tried on the same charges at a later time.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams' historic federal corruption case has been dropped. Judge Dale Ho has agreed to the U.S. Department of Justice's request to drop the charges against Adams, but he did so "with prejudice.
U.S. District Court Judge Dale Ho dropped the case with prejudice, meaning the mayor cannot be tried again on the same charges.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams' federal corruption case was dropped Wednesday, as Judge Dale Ho ruled it should be dismissed with prejudice. That means the charges against the mayor cannot be filed again in the future.
The Justice Department request for a dismissal without prejudice could have left the Democratic mayor beholden to President Donald Trump's administration, which considers Adams an ally in its immigration crackdown.
A Manhattan judge on Wednesday dismissed the federal corruption charges levied against New York City Mayor Eric Adams last fall, partially granting the Trump-era Department of Justice’s request to drop the case.