Mayor Eric Adams has not settled a secret “quid pro” with President Trump's Justice Department to kill Trump's corruption case, his lawyer argued Wednesday – a Manhattan judge now , punted about whether or not they would throw accusations.
Attorney Alex Spiro offers to swear under oath that Adams has not negotiated with the DOJ as part of a deal that allows Adams to re-indict him after the mayoral election in November. I did.
“I'm happy to have my right hand now,” Spiro said during a hearing in Manhattan federal court.
Judge Dale Ho immediately made Trump's DOJ bid to throw bribery and wire fraud cases without considering the strength of the evidence, for “national security” reasons that help implement Adams' immigration agenda. He refused to control.
“It's not an interest for anyone to drug this, I understand that,” Ho said. “But I am not going to shoot from the waist on the bench to properly exercise my discretion.”
Adams, who gave a thumbs up to the news camera on his way in and out of the hearing, received “other agreements” with Trump's DOJ, but he still denied the judge that he was not worried. The federal government could revive the incident.
“I've not committed a crime. I haven't seen them get it back. I'm not afraid of it,” he told the court.
Adams pleaded not guilty to accusations that he had won $123,000 from Turkish citizens in exchange for a quick tracking of the opening of the Turkish consulate building in Manhattan despite safety concerns.
