Now, it’s up to Dale E. Ho, a second-year federal judge in Manhattan, to decide if Adams' corruption case goes away. It's the biggest challenge of Ho's young judicial career, pitting the political pursuits of new Justice Department leadership in Washington against the objections of federal prosecutors in Manhattan who charged Adams last September and insist he be held accountable for allegedly taking bribes and illegal campaign contributions from foreign interests.

Now, it’s up to Dale E. Ho, a second-year federal judge in Manhattan, to decide if Adams’ corruption case goes away. It’s the biggest challenge of Ho’s young judicial career, pitting the political pursuits of new Justice Department leadership in Washington against the objections of federal prosecutors in Manhattan who charged Adams last September and insist he be held accountable for allegedly taking bribes and illegal campaign contributions from foreign interests.

Danielle R. Sassoon, the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, has resigned days after being ordered by the Justice Department to drop corruption charges against mayor Eric Adams.

Three senior Justice Department officials in New York and Washington resigned Thursday instead of complying with orders from the Trump administration to dismiss the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

Three senior Justice Department officials in New York and Washington resigned Thursday instead of complying with orders from the Trump administration to dismiss the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

The interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District and five officials with the federal public integrity unit quit after the Justice Department ordered charges against Mayor Eric Adams to be dropped.

A group marched from Washington Square Park to City Hall Saturday afternoon, demanding Governor Kathy Hochul remove Mayor Eric Adams from office.

Judge Dale E. Ho scheduled Wednesday's hearing after three government lawyers from Washington made the dismissal request on Friday.

The acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and two top Justice Department officials in Washington, D.C., resigned after the case against New York City's mayor war order dropped.

The U.S. Attorney's office for the Southern District of New York charged people in the president's orbit during Trump's first term. According to the U.S. Attorney at the time, Geoffrey Berman, SDNY also fended off pressure from Washington,