Former US Solicitor General Paul Clement wrote in a 33-page filing that Hizzoner’s case should be dismissed with prejudice.
The government wants to drop the charges, a move that critics call a deal to secure the mayor’s help in deportations. A lawyer appointed by a judge is scheduled to weigh in.
A lawyer asked to offer independent arguments on whether to end the U.S. Department of Justice's corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams recommended on Friday that the case be dismissed.