Judge Delays Decision on Whether To Accept Trump’s Request To Dismiss Corruption Case Against NYC Mayor

President Trump’s Justice Department wants the case thrown out, a move that’s usually rubber stamped by the judge.

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New York Mayor Eric Adams arrives for a court hearing at Thurgood Marshall Courthouse on February 19, 2025 at New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Mayor Adams was not spared from facing trial over corruption charges on Wednesday after a federal judge delayed a decision on the Department of Justice’s controversial request to drop the case.

U.S. Southern District Judge Dale Ho, who is a Biden appointee, said during a hearing in lower Manhattan with DOJ officials and the mayor in attendance, that he needed time to weigh a decision.

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