Newsmax judicial analyst Andrew Napolitano expressed shock after a judge dismissed charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams (D) and said the bribery case could not be brought again.
In dismissing the case with prejudice on Wednesday, Judge Dale Ho said that Attorney General Pam Bondi could not use the charges as leverage against Adams by threatening to reinstate the case if he does not cooperate on President Donald Trump's immigration agenda.
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"Wow!" Napolitano exclaimed after learning the news. "That is a setback to the Department of Justice."
"They wanted it dismissed without prejudice, which basically means they can bring it back against him at any time they want," he explained. "Now that it's been dismissed with prejudice, it's gone. The mayor is clear, and the feds have no sword of Damocles hanging over his head."
