Welp, it occurred. On Wednesday, a federal decide dismissed the corruption case towards New York Metropolis Mayor Eric Adams, who was indicted on expenses of wire fraud, bribery, and accepting unlawful marketing campaign contributions from overseas nationals.

Now, all of us type of knew the second the information broke that Adams had gotten an invitation to President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort simply days earlier than Trump was inaugurated that the great mayor was possible angling for a pardon within the case of a conviction or the outright dismissal of his case. Then, in February, it was introduced that the latter was coming to fruition because the Division of Justice, beneath Trump, had directed Adams’ expenses to be dropped with prejudice.

As a substitute, Adams has gotten off Scott-free with no strings hooked up, or, in different phrases, with out prejudice.

From USA At present:

U.S. District Choose Dale Ho dismissed the case with prejudice, which means the costs can’t be refiled at a later date. The DOJ’s request for a dismissal with out prejudice may have left the Democratic mayor beholden to President Donald Trump’s administration, which considers Adams an ally in its immigration crackdown. 

“Dismissing the case with out prejudice would create the unavoidable notion that the Mayor’s freedom depends upon his capability to hold out the immigration enforcement priorities of the administration, and that he is likely to be extra beholden to the calls for of the federal authorities than to the desires of his personal constituents,” the decide wrote.

So, mainly, the DOJ, beneath Trump, had Adams’ expenses dismissed, not as a result of he was harmless however as a result of the optics could be dangerous in any other case, and, in addition to — how the hell else is Adams supposed to assist Trump perform his conflict towards unlawful immigrants, individuals who kinda seem like they is likely to be unlawful immigrants, and people who find themselves undoubtedly not unlawful immigrants however are nonetheless subjected to ICE kidnappings anyway?

Between Mayor Adams, who’s at present operating for reelection, and the 34-time felon who won’t ever be sentenced on something as long as he’s president, operating for workplace is de facto beginning to seem like a get-out-of-jail-free technique, particularly if you happen to’ve acquired corrupt officers in your facet.