Mayor Eric Adams’ criminal case will stay in limbo for several more weeks — as a federal judge said Friday he wants to hear from an independent lawyer before deciding whether to toss the charges.
Manhattan federal Judge Dale Ho ordered Adams’ April 21 corruption trial adjourned as he appointed former US Solicitor General Paul Clement to argue against the Justice Department’s position that the mayor’s case should be dismissed.
He wrote in a five-page order that such an argument was necessary to hear because the DOJ effectively took the same position as Adams’ defense — and “in light of the public importance of this case, which calls for careful deliberation.”