A judge in New York City Mayor Eric Adams' corruption case has appointed an outside attorney to argue over the Department of Justice's request to drop the federal charges.

A federal judge on Friday canceled the corruption trial for New York City Mayor Eric Adams and appointed counsel to advise him on how to handle the Justice Department’s controversial request to drop charges against the Democrat.

A New York judge on Friday said he would conduct further inquiry before ruling on the U.S. Department of Justice's request to dismiss its corruption case against Eric Adams, but delayed the Democratic New York City mayor's criminal trial indefinitely.