Common Cause/NY Statement on Decision to Dismiss Corruption Charges Against Mayor Adams with Prejudice

NEW YORK, NY (04/02/2025) (readMedia)-- Today, following an order by the Justice Department in February, Judge Dale E. Ho of the Federal District Court in Manhattan dismissed the corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams with prejudice. In response, Executive Director of Common Cause/NY Susan Lerner issued the following statement:

"Common Cause/NY commends Judge Ho for acting with integrity in the face of undue political pressure from the Trump administration. As Judge Ho clearly states, the decision to dismiss the charges against Mr. Adams with prejudice is not an exoneration for the corruption he is very credibly accused of. The Court is limited in its role here and cannot do the job of the prosecution. The fact is that today's decision is another casualty of the open corruption and political capture of the previously independent Justice Department, and a clear perversion of justice that places an undue burden on voters to operate without the facts and information a trial provides. There are state and local laws that apply here, and Common Cause/NY urges the relevant authorities to evaluate any further action."