In this week's episode of Politics Unusual, FOX 5's Morgan McKay looks at the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams being dropped, speaks with New York State Senator John Liu, and examines the latest developments in the race for Governor of New Jersey.

NYC Mayor Eric Adams' federal corruption case was formally dropped Wednesday, months after he became the city's first mayor to be indicted.

A federal judge dismissed New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ corruption case on Wednesday, agreeing it was the only practical outcome while blasting the Justice Department’s “troubling” rationale for wanting the charges thrown out — namely so the Democrat could help President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Judge Dale Ho dismissed the corruption indictment against Eric Adams with prejudice, meaning charges cannot be revived.

The judge’s decision, which ends the case as Adams seeks reelection, also discredited the rationale of a top Justice Department official for pursuing the dismissal.

A federal judge prevented further prosecution against the New York City mayor, ruling the court could not order the Justice Department to continue proceedings.

It followed a request by the Justice Department so the Democrat could help with President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.

U.S. District Judge Dale Ho dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning the charges cannot be refiled at a later date.

U.S. District Court Judge Dale Ho dropped the case with prejudice, meaning the mayor cannot be tried again on the same charges.