A judge in New York City Mayor Eric Adams' corruption case has appointed an outside attorney to argue over the Department of Justice's request to drop the federal charges.

Wednesday’s much anticipated hearing on the Justice Department’s motion to dismiss the case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams has ended without an immediate ruling from Judge Dale Ho.

A New York judge on Friday said he would conduct further inquiry before ruling on the U.S. Department of Justice's request to dismiss its corruption case against Eric Adams, but delayed the Democratic New York City mayor's criminal trial indefinitely.