Judge Delays Eric Adams Trial, Appoints Top Lawyer to Argue Against DOJ case
U.S. District Judge Dale Ho appointed former Supreme Court Solicitor General Paul Clement to offer arguments against the DOJ’s request to dismiss the case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
The decision also means Adams’ trial won’t happen in April.
“Here, the recent conference helped clarify the parties’ respective positions, but there has been no adversarial testing of the Government’s position generally or the form of its requested relief specifically,” wrote Ho. “Where, as here, nominal adversaries are aligned in their positions, ‘precedent and experience have recognized the authority of courts to appoint an amicus to assist their decision-making . . . including in criminal cases and even when the movant is the government.'”
President Donald Trump’s DOJ has moved to dismiss the corruption case against Adams, which started under former President Joe Biden.
Acting U.S. Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove told the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York to start the dismissal process because “the case has ‘improperly interfered’ with the mayor’s reelection campaign and could hurt his ability to support Trump’s immigration agenda.”
The left has described the request as a “quid pro quo” agreement between Bove and Adams.
Basically, the DOJ would drop the case if Adams worked with the Trump administration to enforce immigration laws.
Ho refused Trump’s DOJ’s request to quickly dismiss the case without adversarial arguments.
“Accordingly, to assist with its decision-making via an adversarial process, the Court exercises its inherent authority to appoint Paul Clement of Clement & Murphy PLLC as amicus curiae to present arguments on the Government’s Motion to Dismiss,” explained Ho.
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