Mayor Eric Adams spoke out about a judge's decision to let the criminal case against him continue for now and Gov. Kathy Hochul's decision to limit his powers in an interview with CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer Friday.

A former solicitor general is appointed to argue against the Justice Department’s motion to drop bribery charges.

NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams is in a state of legal and political purgatory. The first-term Democrat is waiting on a judge to rule on a Justice Department request to dismiss a federal indictment charging him with accepting lavish travel perks and illegal campaign contributions from foreign interests seeking to buy his influence.