"The Court should dismiss the indictment with prejudice," the adviser said in the one-line conclusion of his 33-page brief.

The recommendation of dismissal ‘with prejudice’ would mean that the charges cannot be refiled, even if Hizzoner breaks with the White. House

A court-appointed lawyer has advised a federal judge to let the Justice Department drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams but prevent prosecutors from ever reviving the case so it doesn't hang over him “like the proverbial Sword of Damocles.

Third-party lawyer Paul Clement recommends dismissing Mayor Eric Adams' federal corruption case with prejudice.

Former U.S. Solicitor General Paul Clement was tasked with offering an "adversarial" position to arguments from Adams' defense counsel and the Justice Department that the public corruption matter should be dismissed.

A lawyer asked to offer independent arguments on whether to end the U.S. Department of Justice's corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams recommended on Friday that the case be dismissed.