Justice Department lawyers and New York City Mayor Eric Adams are set to face a federal judge who's signaling that he's unlikely to rubber stamp their request to drop corruption charges weeks before an April trial.

A U.S. judge is set to consider on Wednesday a request by federal prosecutors to drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams under orders from a Donald Trump political appointee - a case that critics say shows political interference in the Justice Department under the Republican president.

Eric Adams has united Democrats in New York City. From across the boroughs and otherwise warring ideological factions, there is widespread agreement that the mayor has little to no chance of winning the Democratic primary he’s running in for reelection this June — and that he shouldn’t even try.