Ho set the trial date as Adams returned to Manhattan federal court for a hearing on his bid ... challenge him in next year’s mayoral primary. Earlier this week, Adams raised eyebrows after ...
NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams ... an earlier trial date so he can focus on getting reelected in 2025. The case is set to go on trial on April 21, per a Nov. 1 ruling by Manhattan federal court ...
“An earlier trial date will ... mayor's chances in court. The mayor studiously avoided criticizing Trump during the campaign. And the president elect has spoken sympathetically about Adams ...
Adams’ lawyers had argued for an even earlier trial date, beginning in March or early April. Alex Spiro, one of the mayor’s two lawyers in court on Friday, said that the indictment had badly ...
The mayor’s attorney, Alex Spiro, wrote a letter to Judge Dale Ho Monday seeking to begin Adams’ trial on bribery and straw donation allegations three weeks earlier than the current start date of ...
Spiro asked Judge Ho to move the trial’s start date from April 21, 2025, to April 1, 2025. Spiro stated: An earlier trial date ... and one count of bribery. Adams pleaded not guilty to the charges and ...
Mayor Eric Adams urged a Manhattan ... lawyer wrote in a federal court filing. The lawyer, Alex Spiro, asked Judge Dale Ho to move up Adams’ trial date from April 21 to April 1, which would ...