NYC mayor to stand trial in April 2025 on federal corruption charges

New York City Mayor Eric Adams will guidelines proceedings connected federal corruption charges starting connected April 21, 2025, a judge said Friday.

The day upset nan defense, which based on for a schedule that could extremity nan proceedings nary later than early April to accommodate “grave, sedate Democratic concerns,” namely nan mayor’s reelection campaign.

The defense based on Adams needed solution of nan criminal lawsuit by nan clip nan New York City ballot is group successful nan spring.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams arrives astatine United States court, connected nan time of a proceeding successful his lawsuit of being charged pinch bribery and illegally soliciting a run publication from a overseas national, successful New York, Nov. 1, 2024.

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"There is simply a constituent successful early April erstwhile group cognize who is connected nan ballot," defense lawyer Alex Spiro said during a proceeding connected Friday. "He's either moving pinch this hanging complete his caput aliases he’s moving pinch this over."

Judge Dale Ho said he appreciated nan liking successful a speedy proceedings "that immoderate suspect has, but peculiarly that Mayor Adams has fixed nan predetermination cycle."

"But I besides person to beryllium realistic astir what I deliberation tin get done," he continued.

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