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NYC mayor formally escapes corruption case after cozying as much as Trump

Editorial Board Published April 2, 2025
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A federal choose completely dismissed corruption prices towards New York Metropolis Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday, guaranteeing the case won’t ever once more see the sunshine of day.

U.S. Decide Dale Ho’s ruling places an finish to Adams’s months-long authorized nightmare. The embattled mayor had pleaded not responsible to prices of bribery, conspiracy, wire fraud, and two counts of illegally soliciting a marketing campaign contribution from a overseas nationwide after his September indictment.

However when you thought Adams would take a second to replicate—and even sound remotely relieved—you’d be flawed. As a substitute, he went full sufferer mode.

“Let me be clear. As I’ve said all along, this case should have never been brought, and I did nothing wrong,” Adams mentioned on Wednesday morning, as if he’d simply survived some nice injustice. He then continued being a martyr, declaring, “We can never allow this to happen to another innocent American.”

He did handle to thank his authorized staff. However as a substitute of addressing, nicely, actuality—his cratering approval rankings, Metropolis Corridor’s mass exodus on account of his conduct, or the lingering stench of scandal—he simply caught to his typical script: deny, deflect, and hope New Yorkers overlook.

Trump’s Justice Division had already moved to drop the fees again in February, arguing that prosecuting Adams would intrude together with his means to control—or, extra precisely, assist Trump execute his mass deportation plans.

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Initially, prosecutors needed the case dismissed with out prejudice, leaving the door open to reinstate prices if Adams ever stepped out of line. However Ho wasn’t having it; His ruling dismissed the case with prejudice, completely shutting it down so it couldn’t be used as a political bargaining chip.

“To the extent that the Government may be seeking to extract policy concessions from the Mayor, dismissal with prejudice rather than continuation of the prosecution best addresses that concern,” Ho wrote in his 78-page order. “It ensures that, going forward, the charges in the Indictment cannot be used as leverage over Mayor Adams or the City of New York.”

However let’s be actual: Simply because Adams dodged prosecution (he was set to go to trial this month) doesn’t imply he’s out of the woods. He’s by some means nonetheless operating for reelection this yr however polling within the single digits and barely hanging on. He’s additionally flirting with the thought of ditching the Democratic major altogether and operating as an impartial—and even as a Republican—as a result of why not throw extra chaos into the combo?


Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo

In the meantime, the harm is finished. Adams’ vulnerabilities have attracted a rising pack of challengers—together with disgraced former Gov. Andrew Cuomo—who argue he’s too cozy with Trump to symbolize New Yorkers. His authorized troubles additionally threw Metropolis Corridor into chaos, with a number of prime aides resigning within the fallout. And contained in the Justice Division, a number of federal prosecutors opted to give up fairly than perform the administration’s directive to drop the case.

For his half, Adams insists he’s beholden to nobody however the folks of New York. “I will always put the city first,” he mentioned, based on the Related Press.

However that’s a tricky promote coming from a Republican-turned-Democrat who’s spent the previous yr cozying as much as the best. In a January interview with Tucker Carlson, Adams claimed that former President Joe Biden’s immigration insurance policies would “destroy New York City” and claimed—with no shred of proof—that his indictment was politically motivated.

At one level, Gov. Kathy Hochul confronted intense stress as well Adams from workplace completely however finally selected to take a seat on her palms. Now, even with the case closed, Adams is left with a distinct battle: convincing New Yorkers he’s nonetheless price maintaining round.

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