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.

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Friday cancelled 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.

The federal corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams remains intact, for now. On Friday, a judge put the Justice Department's request to dismiss the charges on hold. He's appointed an outside lawyer to argue against dropping the case.