New York City mayor urges a judge to rule in his corruption case so he can start campaigning

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

New York City mayor urges a judge to rule in his corruption case so he can start campaigning

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE
Updated 12:48 PM EDT, March 31, 2025

A lawyer for New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Monday asked the judge handling his federal corruption case to hurry up and decide if he’s going to toss the charges, arguing that the embattled mayor needs to turn his attention to running for reelection.

In a letter to Judge Dale E. Ho, Adams’ attorney Alex Spiro requested for Ho to issue a ruling in the case “as soon as practicable,” noting that petitions to get on the city’s Democratic primary election ballot are due “just days away” on Thursday.

Adams hasn’t done much publicly to set up a formal campaign apparatus, but the Democrat has repeatedly insisted that he is running for a second term as mayor. A cast of Democratic challengers are mounting serious campaigns ahead of the primary election in June.

The mayor was charged last year with conspiracy, wire fraud and bribery following allegations that he accepted illegal campaign contributions and travel perks from people, including a Turkish official, seeking to buy influence while he was Brooklyn borough president.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/eric-adams-new-york-mayor-corruption-election-15228a5d8cb9a183256aede7f1118564

[marble falls]

1. He must think the fix is in. Alegedly, alegedly.

[LiberalArkie]

2. My feeling is if he was to win as a Democrat, then NYC is not a Democratic city. Maybe hasn't been for a while.

[republianmushroom]

3. Damn it judge, I promised he convicted felon a pardon

when elected Gov. of New York. Must campaign now to do that.