New York City Mayor Eric Adams reportedly is trying to see to it the corruption charges filed against him are dismissed and can never be reinstated.
Adams’ lawyer, citing alleged misconduct by prosecutors, urged a federal judge to throw out the mayors’ case “with prejudice,” meaning the same criminal charges cannot be pursued again, Bloomberg reported.
In a court filing to U.S. District Judge Dale Ho, attorney Alex Spiro pointed to a Feb. 12 letter by former interim U.S. Attorney in Manhattan Danielle Sassoon, in which she accused the Justice Department of making a deal with Adams in return for his support on President Donald Trump’s policies.
Spiro said Sassoon’s letter constitutes misconduct that violates court rules and internal department policies. He added the misconduct warrants a permanent end to the case.
“For the avoidance of doubt, Mayor Adams knowingly consented to the government’s motion to dismiss this case without prejudice,” Spiro said in the letter, Bloomberg reported. “But the recent government leaks provide this court with an independent and more-than-sufficient basis to dismiss this prosecution due to the irreparable prejudice to Mayor Adams’s rights.”
Earlier this month, the Justice Department sought dismissal of Adams’ case “without prejudice,” saying Trump’s pick for U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York, former Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Jay Clayton, will review the case.