The judge presiding over the corruption case against Mayor Adams on Tuesday ordered prosecutors for the Department of Justice to appear in court to explain their reasons for seeking to dismiss it.
Manhattan Federal Judge Dale Ho told prosecutors to appear before him at 2 p.m. Wednesday to address “the scope and effect” of the mayor’s consent to the arrangement and the procedure they believe should be carried out to resolve the motion.
The DOJ on Friday moved to dismiss the sweeping public corruption case after several prosecutors quit rather than obey an order to abandon the historic prosecution.
The motion was filed by President Trump’s No. 2 at the Department of Justice, Emil Bove, and two Washington, D.C.-based prosecutors and follows the stunning resignation of acting U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon.
After receiving an order from Main Justice in Washington, D.C., on Monday directing her to drop the charges, Sassoon quit in protest.
This story will be updated.
