New York City Mayor Eric Adams reportedly is trying to see to it the corruption charges filed against him are dismissed and can never be reinstated.

Adams’ lawyer, citing alleged misconduct by prosecutors, urged a federal judge to throw out the mayors’ case “with prejudice,” meaning the same criminal charges cannot be pursued again, Bloomberg reported.

In a court filing to U.S. District Judge Dale Ho, attorney Alex Spiro pointed to a Feb. 12 letter by former interim U.S. Attorney in Manhattan Danielle Sassoon, in which she accused the Justice Department of making a deal with Adams in return for his support on President Donald Trump’s policies.

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