NYC Mayor Eric Adams wants judge to drop the charges he's facing

New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) is now asking a judge to dismiss the charges that have been brought against him.

Adams and his legal team, according to the New York Post, made the request in documents that they submitted to the court on Wednesday.

Background

Adams is facing multiple federal charges, including charges of corruption and bribery.

Fox News reports:

Adams was indicted last fall on five federal corruption and bribery charges tied to the alleged solicitation of illegal campaign contributions and the alleged receiving of luxury travel perks on behalf of Turkish foreign nationals, according to Justice Department documents. Adams pleaded not guilty to all charges and has strenuously denied any wrongdoing.

The charges were brought under the administration of former President Joe Biden.

Some have alleged that this was another political persecution from the Biden administration, after Adams' decision to publicly criticize the Biden administration for its mishandling of the southern border crisis.

Trump's attempt to dismiss the charges

After President Donald Trump took over - and after Attorney General Pam Bondi took over the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) - the DOJ looked to get the charges brought against Adams dismissed.

Trump has said repeatedly that he believes that Adams was mistreated by the former administration. In seeking to have the charges dismissed, Trump's DOJ argued that the case against Adams was unjustifiably tying up DOJ resources.

Nonetheless, the judge overseeing the case - U.S. District Judge Dale Ho - has refused to allow the dismissal. He has said that he needs more time to consider the facts of the case. The judge's actions have garnered significant criticism from members of the legal community, to say the least.

The latest

Now, Adams and his legal team are trying to get the case dismissed on their own accord.

Fox reports:

In the new filing, Adams' legal team asked Judge Ho to grant the Justice Department's request to drop charges swiftly and prejudice, arguing that the actions by prosecutors had violated multiple statutory and court rules, including long-established Justice Department policies aimed at curbing prosecutorial misconduct.

That's not all.

They also cited the "extraordinary" amount of leaked information from prosecutors that they argued would have violated Adams' right to a fair trial; noting in particular a Feb. 12 resignation letter by former acting U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon, which lawyers said would have "destroyed whatever presumption of innocence Mayor Adams had left."

Now, we await Ho's decision on whether or not to grant Adams' request.