A federal judge ordered Eric Adams and federal prosecutors to appear in court Wednesday to explain why the Justice Department is seeking to dismiss the bribery case against the New York City mayor.

A federal judge ... hearing in the prosecution of New York City Mayor Eric Adams was set by the judge presiding over the case as he ordered lawyers to explain why the Justice Department asked to ...

Judge Dale E. Ho in Manhattan set the hearing in a written order Tuesday as his first response to the government’s Friday request to dismiss ... Adams prosecution. Bove wrote that the case ...