A Manhattan judge has scheduled New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s federal trial to begin in April, just two months before next year’s Democratic primary in which Adams intends to seek reelection.
U.S. District Judge Dale Ho said during a court hearing on Nov. 1 that Adams will go to trial on April 21, 2025, a date that lands squarely amid Adams’s anticipated reelection campaign.
Adams’s attorney had asked for a March 2025 trial to conclude before the June 2025 New York City mayoral primary, citing Adams’s right to a speedy trial given the election timeline.
“The government anticipates a multi-week trial in this matter, and a trial date later than March raises the significant risk that the proceedings will not conclude before the primary process, including campaigning and fundraising,” states Adams’s attorney’s position, per an Oct. 25 court filing….