Yep, Trump attempt to establish possible future blackmail material is thwarted by Judge Ho:
The Justice Department moved to dismiss the charges in February, saying that continuing would interfere with Adams’ ability to govern and threaten “federal immigration initiatives and policies.” The department asked that the charges be “dismissed without prejudice,” allowing the case to be revived later.
The motion was met with criticism, with some arguing that the dismissal and its conditions — with the specter that charges could be brought again — made Adams, the mayor of the country’s largest city, beholden to President Donald Trump.
On Wednesday in New York City, U.S. District Judge Dale Ho appeared to agree.
“To the extent that the Government may be seeking to extract policy concessions from the Mayor, dismissal with prejudice rather than continuation of the prosecution best addresses that concern," Ho wrote in a 78-page order. "It ensures that, going forward, the charges in the Indictment cannot be used as leverage over Mayor Adams or the City of New York."
A spokesperson for the Justice Department described the order Wednesday as "an example of political weaponization and a waste of resources."
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