A Manhattan federal judge signaled on Friday that he won’t rubber stamp the Trump DOJ’s effort to drop the prosecution of New York City Mayor Eric Adams, part of an allegedly corrupt quid pro quo acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove hammered out to secure Adams’ cooperation with an immigration crackdown in the five boroughs.

Manhattan federal Judge Dale E. Ho faces the biggest challenge of his young judicial career: deciding whether to end New York Mayor Eric Adams' corruption case.

Dale Ho, the judge deciding whether to drop the corruption case against New York City mayor Eric Adams, is a former voting rights lawyer whose nomination to the bench by former Democratic President Joe Biden drew fierce opposition from Republicans.