{"id":2411167,"date":"2025-03-07T17:38:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T22:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/independent-attorney-recommends-judge-dismiss-eric-adams-case-with-prejudice-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-07T17:38:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T22:38:16","slug":"independent-attorney-recommends-judge-dismiss-eric-adams-case-with-prejudice-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/independent-attorney-recommends-judge-dismiss-eric-adams-case-with-prejudice-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Independent attorney recommends judge dismiss Eric Adams case with prejudice &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Findependent-attorney-recommends-judge-dismiss-eric-adams-case-with-prejudice-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2411167&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vp-harris-leaning-on-guatemala-to-aid-in-border-crisis\/\" title=\"VP Harris Leaning on Guatemala to Aid in Border Crisis\">independent attorney<\/a>, Paul Clement, has recommended that a case against new York City Mayor eric Adams be dismissed with prejudice, meaning it cannot be refiled in the future. This suggestion follows a request from the Department of Justice (DOJ) to drop the charges, which Clement supports due to the \u2064prosecutionS weakened stance. He \u2064noted that keeping the case open\u200b could cause ongoing\u2062 anxiety for Adams, similar to the &#8220;sword of\u2064 Damocles.&#8221; The DOJ&#8217;s Deputy Attorney General, Emil Bove, emphasized that the case could hinder Adams&#8217;s cooperation with\u2062 the Trump management on\u200c immigration issues and could become \u200dproblematic as the 2025 mayoral primaries \u200capproach. If the case is dismissed with prejudice, it would \u200bprovide a definitive closure for Adams, \u2062preventing any potential re-litigation of the charges.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Independent attorney recommends judge dismiss Eric Adams case with prejudice<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2031852\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>An <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">independent attorney appointed<\/a> by Judge Dale Ho to advise on <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">New York City<\/a> Mayor <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/eric-adams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Eric Adams<\/a>&lsquo;s corruption <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/courts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">case<\/a> said in a court filing that the case should be dismissed with prejudice.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Clement, Ho&rsquo;s answer to a legal problem in which the prosecution against Adams went limp in its offensive, took the Department of Justice&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3316223\/doj-seeks-dismissal-corruption-case-eric-adams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">request to dismiss<\/a> charges to the next level in his recommendation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3341037\/senate-democrats-accuse-ed-martin-of-abusing-power\/\">Senate Democrats accuse DC US Attorney Ed Martin of abusing power, call for his suspension<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3341258\/trump-organization-sues-capital-one\/\">Trump Organization sues Capital One for trying to &#8216;debank&#8217; company<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3340954\/democrats-mount-resistance-gop-effort-avoid-government-shutdown\/\">Democrats mount resistance to GOP effort to keep government open<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>If Adams&rsquo;s case is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be brought again. Clement added this to his recommendation because he said the case could hang over Adams&rsquo;s head like the &ldquo;sword of Damocles.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove, the DOJ official who requested Adams&rsquo;s charges be dismissed, argued that the case jeopardized his ability to cooperate with the Trump administration on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-are-going-to-take-back-america-trump-holds-1st-rally-of-2022-in-arizona\/\" title=\"\u2018We Are Going to Take Back America\u2019: Trump Holds 1st Rally of 2022 in Arizona\">combating illegal immigration<\/a>. He also said it came too close to the 2025 mayoral primaries.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3317949\/democratic-leaders-flounder-doj-eric-adams-dismissal-request\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">DEMOCRATIC LEADERS FLOUNDER IN FACE OF DOJ&rsquo;S ERIC ADAMS DISMISSAL REQUEST<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The executive&rsquo;s unilateral option for ending a prosecution &mdash; namely, a pardon &mdash; more closely resembles a dismissal with prejudice,&rdquo; Clement wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And the executive&rsquo;s undoubted power to decline to initiate a prosecution leaves a citizen&rsquo;s liberty untouched. But a dismissal without prejudice creates a palpable sense that the prosecution outlined in the indictment and approved by a grand jury could be renewed, a prospect that hangs like the proverbial Sword of Damocles over the accused,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2031852\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2031852\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Independent attorney advises judge to dismiss Eric Adams case<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2411170,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Eric-Adams-.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[51758,51756,51757,49443,32076],"class_list":["post-2411167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-eric-adams-case","tag-independent-attorney","tag-judge-dismissal","tag-legal-opinion","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Eric-Adams-.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2411167"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411167\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2411172,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411167\/revisions\/2411172"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2411170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2411167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2411167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2411167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}