Several candidates running to oust Mayor Eric Adams in this year’s Democratic primary argued that a federal judge’s decision to dismiss his corruption charges on Wednesday does not repair the incumbent’s damaged credibility or the appearance that he is beholden to President Trump.

The deadline to enter the Democratic primary for New York City's 2025 mayoral race is Thursday, and one of the biggest questions is whether Mayor Eric Adams will be entering.

A federal judge dismissed the charges at the request of the Justice Department, which had argued that the case distracted from Adams' ability to enact Trump's immigration agenda.

A judge permanently dismissed the federal corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. NBC News’ Tom Winter explains the judge’s dismissal and what it means for Adams, who is running for another term as mayor.

The decision comes nearly two months after the Trump administration first sought to drop the case against Eric Adams.

Judge Dale Ho dismissed the case against the New York City mayor with prejudice, denying the Trump administration the ability to bring those charges back in the future.

About two hours after he was freed from federal corruption charges, Mayor Eric Adams stood outside Gracie Mansion with a message for the city’s 8.5 million residents. “New Yorkers stopped me all the time in trying to find the rationale behind this,

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In the mayor’s first comments after a judge ordered corruption charges against him dropped, he urged New Yorkers to read a book by the Trump administration’s F.B.I. director.