As we wrote on Wednesday, the judge in NYC Mayor Eric Adams corruption and bribery case met with Alex Spiro, the lawyer for Adams, and the acting Deputy U.S. Attorney General. Emil Bove, to better understand why the Trump administration Justice Department decided to drop the charges against the mayor. There were some fireworks during the interactions between Spiro and the judge; at the end of the hearing, however, U.S. District Court Judge Dale E. Ho did not render a decision.

Then on Thursday, Democrat NY Governor Kathy Hochul announced that despite mounting pressure from the Left to remove a sitting Democrat mayor--they are disappointed that the mayor has decided to join forces with the Trump administration to try to resolve the illegal immigrant crisis--she would instead propose that the state legislature and city council install co-called "guardrails" to limit Adams' powers.

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Fireworks As Acting US Deputy AG Bove, Mayor Adams' Attorney Make Case for Dismissal Before NY Judge

Now, the case has taken another strange turn, with Judge Ho canceling the start date of Adams' trial:

A judge paused the trial against New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Friday to gather further arguments, according to a new court order.

US District Judge Dale Ho has ordered an outside lawyer to get involved in the case and argue whether the charges should be dismissed.

Adams is facing fraud, bribery and other charges, but he denies any wrongdoing. Trump administration officials aim to dismiss the case against him, arguing that it has damaged his ability to aid the president's agenda.

Adams' trial, scheduled for mid-April, is now off the calendar indefinitely. 

The attorney that the judge has brought in to help him understand all of the nooks and crannies of the case is Paul Clement, who served as U.S. Solicitor General during the George W. Bush administration. Considered a conservative, he's argued cases in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Judge Ho wrote in court documents that the appointment of Clement is "appropriate" adding, "particularly so in light of the public importance of this case.

He continued:

“Normally, courts are aided in their decision-making through our system of adversarial testing, which can be particularly helpful in cases presenting unusual fact patterns or in cases of great public importance,” Ho wrote Friday.

“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,” he added, referring to this week’s hearing.

The potential start date for oral arguments is now March 14, following a deadline for the lawyers' briefs on March 7.

We'll keep you posted on the weird meandering of this case, as they happen.