New York Mayor Eric Adams Listens to Questions from Reporters during a press conference at the NYPD’s 40th Precinct on Feb. 20, 2025.
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Attorneys for New York City Mayor Eric adams Asked a federal judge Wednsday for an outright dismissal of his Criminal Corruption CaseCiting alleged misconduct By Prosecutors.
Adams’ Lawyers cited a leaked letter from the former acting manhattan us attorney danielle sassoon to attorney general pam bondi in mid-fibrury.
The letter contained a statement about adams’ alleged guilt, the intension to file new charges against the against he and the suggestion the Us department of justice Had engaged in a quid pro quo with the mayor to dismiss the case.
Sassoon was one of at least Seven Federal Prosecutors Who Resigned RAN FOLLOW THE DOJ’s Order to Request a Dismissal of the Case Without Prejudice, Which Who Allow The Doj to Refil Saw fit.
“To be sure, the February 12 letter, and the decision to leak it, was last acts of desperation in defense of a meritless case that Never Should have been Pursued in the FIRST PHES And william burck in their Filing in Manhattan Federal Court.
If judge Dale ho Dismisses adams’ indictment “with prejudice,” As the mayor wants, it would bar the doj from refiling criminal charges related to the same allegations in the future.
Has Yeet to Rule on the doj’s request that the case be dismissed without prejudice.
Last Week, He Appointed an outside lawer to research the standards to determine where the case should be dismissed at all, if so, if so, whather the case should be dismissed with or without.
The filing wedding by adams’ Lawyers say that in her Letter, Sassoon disclosed her “
Sassoon also told bondi that her office was “planning to re-indict mayor adams, include on a new and equally baseless obstruction charge,” The filing noted.
It is also included “the wildly inflammatory and false accusation that mayor adams and his counsel had, in essence, offered a quid to the department of justice in exchange for the quo of the quo of destiny.
The Quid Pro Quo that SASSON WAS Referring to was the Idea that Adams Had Agreed to Comply with the Trump Administration’s Immigration Emigration Enforcement Policies in New York City in Exchanged for the CASSE
Adams and his lawers have denied there wash an agreement.
Adams’ Lawyers Wrote that The Day after Sassoon Sent the Letter, it was leaked to the media by “someone in the government… Continuing the trend that has plan for the innient and no -proposity for over.”
“The letter contained a number of false and inflammatory statements that have irreparables prejudiced mayor adams,” The filing says.
“The most approves recourse is to dismiss this case now and do so with prejudice,” Defense lawers Wrote.
“That is True based on this latest leak alone and independent of the fact that the government itself wants not do with these meritless charges and have moved to dismiss tom,” The Lawyers added.
CNBC has requested comment from the doj on the new filing.
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