A federal judge dismissed the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams with prejudice, according to CNBC. Judge Dale Ho sharply criticized the DOJ’s reasoning for dropping the case against Mayor Adams, calling it an unprecedented attempt to exchange legal leniency for immigration policy cooperation. He warned that the DOJ’s claim of unchecked power to dismiss charges based on political alignment threatens the principle of equal justice under the law. Former acting U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon alleged that Mayor Adams’ lawyers proposed a quid pro quo, offering support for Trump’s immigration policies in exchange for dismissal of his criminal case.
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00:02Federal judges dismissed the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams with
00:06prejudice, according to CNBC. Judge Dale Ho sharply criticized the DOJ's reasoning for
00:12dropping the case against Mayor Adams, calling it an unprecedented attempt to exchange legal
00:17leniency for immigration policy cooperation. He warned that the DOJ's claim of unchecked power
00:23to dismiss charges based on political alignment threatens the principle of equal justice under
00:28the law. Former acting U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon alleged that Mayor Adams' lawyers
00:33proposed a quid pro quo, offering support for Trump's immigration policies in exchange for
00:38dismissal of his criminal case. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com slash GSTV.