New York City Mayor Eric Adams, the city’s first mayor to face criminal charges while in office, appeared on Wednesday morning in a Lower Manhattan federal courtroom, where Judge Dale Ho declined to set a trial date and federal prosecutors alluded to the possibility that new charges may be on the way.
In Wednesday morning’s court session, prosecutors not only reiterated the serious criminal charges against the 64-year-old mayor spelled out in the indictment unsealed last week but also suggested that he may face more charges and that others may be indicted as the case develops.
The judge has yet to set a date for the commencement of the criminal trial, but Adams’s lawyer, Alex Spiro, asked it to be held in March 2025….