Expert Tells Judge To Drop Charges Against NYC Mayor Eric Adams Without Letting Them Be Refiled.

(NEW) Mayor Eric Adams, Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell Hold Year End Crime Briefing 2022. January 05, 2023, New York, New York, USA: New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks at a press conference on end-of-year crime statistics with top NYPD officials at 1 Police Plaza on January 5, 2023 in New York City. Crime remains up from the record-lows of the past decade, but Mayor Eric Adams, Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell and a host of top NYPD officials said that things are headed in the right direction as they presented 2022’s end-of-year crime statistics. Credit: M10s / TheNews2 (Foto: M10s/TheNews2/Deposit Photos)

NEW YORK (AP) — A court-appointed lawyer has advised a federal judge to let the Justice Department drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams but prevent prosecutors from ever reviving the case so it doesn’t hang over him “like the proverbial Sword of Damocles.” Paul Clement, a solicitor general under President George W. Bush, made the recommendation in court papers Friday. Judge Dale E. Ho in Manhattan appointed him two weeks ago to present arguments on the government’s request. Ho said the appointment was necessary for him to arrive at a ruling via an adversarial process. Adams’ defense and prosecutors both say the charges should be dropped.