Judge dragging his feet on tossing Eric Adams corruption case leaves NYC mayors inner circle frustrated: He cant campaign until this is gone

Mayor Eric Adams’ inner circle is growing increasingly antsy and frustrated as Manhattan federal Judge Dale Ho drags out a decision on whether to dismiss his corruption case, The Post has learned.Nearly three weeks have passed since powerhouse lawyer Paul Clement — whom Ho tapped for advice on whether to dismiss the prosecution — recommended that the judge toss the mayor’s case for good.Ho hasn’t made a peep since — and sources close to Adams complained the wait has hobbled Hizzoner’s fading chance to hit the campaign trail and make up lost ground in the upcoming Democratic mayoral primary.“It’s infuriating that more than six weeks since the federal government move to dismiss the case the judge is still dragging it out,” one source griped.“The mayor cannot practically move forward with a campaign until it’s resolved and, not ironically, the judge is keeping the mayor from running for election, not the actual case.”Ho, who had promised to rule “expeditiously,” has kept silent on whether he’d follow Clement’s advice.A source close to Adams grumbled to The Post about their frustration that Ho still hasn’t ruled, saying they were “losing sleep” over the pending decision.Another insider worried the prolonged silence could spell bad news for the mayor — namely that Ho could break with Clement.“I don’t know what his judge is going to do,” the source said.Former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani said the wait for Ho’s anticipated decision is “unusually long,” given there’s little room for the judge to do anything but dismiss the case.“It’s a politically sensitive case,” Rahmani said.“He’s probably going to issue some long, detailed opinion… But the outcome is inevitable.”“He’s not the most experienced judge.

It’s his second year on the bench.Some of the less experienced judges tend to be slower.

Everyone was talking about this case, so he’s probably just taking his time because of the political ...