Mayor Adams on Monday asked the judge presiding over his federal public corruption case to set an earlier trial date so he can focus ... and has pushed the court to dismiss the bribery count ...

“An earlier trial date will ... s chances in court. The mayor studiously avoided criticizing Trump during the campaign. And the president elect has spoken sympathetically about Adams’ plight.

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New York Mayor Eric Adams ... earlier trial date in his federal corruption case next year, arguing the current date would impede his participation in his re-election campaign, according to court ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...