A federal judge on Friday canceled the corruption trial for New York City Mayor Eric Adams and appointed counsel to advise him on how to handle the Justice Department’s controversial request to drop charges against the Democrat.

Mayor Eric Adams spoke out about a judge's decision to let the criminal case against him continue for now and Gov. Kathy Hochul's decision to limit his powers in an interview with CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer Friday.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected to announce Thursday that she will not use her executive powers to remove Mayor Eric Adams from office at least for now, two sources briefed on the decision told CNN.