New York City Mayor Eric Adams will skip the Democratic primary and run as an independent, according to a new report. Adams, whose legal troubles have evaporated after he appeared to cozy up to President Donald Trump,

Adams’ exit from the Democratic party comes one day after a federal judge dismissed the corruption case against him.

A federal judge dismissed the charges at the request of the Justice Department, which had argued that the case distracted from Adams' ability to enact Trump's immigration agenda.