The judge who heard the Trump Justice Department’s arguments for dropping the corruption case against New York Mayor Eric Adams (D) signaled he’ll take some time to consider whether to allow the move after a more than hourlong hearing on Wednesday.

Judge Dale Ho said at the conclusion of the hearing that he didn’t want to “shoot from the hip” and make a ruling right from the bench, wanting to take into account what he heard from Adams and acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove, who directed that the case be dropped.

But he indicated that he also doesn't want the case to continue indefinitely, though he didn’t indicate when he might issue a ruling.

“It’s not in anyone’s interest here for this to drag on,” Ho said.

During the highly anticipated hearing, Ho questioned Adams and Bove about the prosecution’s motion to drop the charges against the embattled mayor, who is facing allegations that dating back to 2014 he sought and accepted bribes from foreign businesspeople and a Turkish government official.

Bove and Adams’s attorney Alex Spiro argued that Ho’s authority to review the........

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