Earlier on Wednesday, Adams asked the judge to toss the case, alleging prosecutorial misconduct, even as the Justice Department seeks dismissal of the charges on Adams' behalf.
In papers filed in Manhattan federal court, his lawyers alleged that the misconduct happened when the government publicly leaked a letter then-U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon wrote to Attorney General Pam Bondi explaining why charges should not be dropped.
She wrote the letter, offering to resign as she refused to follow acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove's directive to drop the charges against the embattled mayor two weeks ago. Bove accepted the resignation.
Bove had written a letter to Sassoon, saying the mayor was needed to assist President Donald Trump's law-and-order priorities, particularly the fight against illegal immigration and violent crime. He also said the charges were interfering with this year's New York City mayoral race.