Counsel for Eric Adams are arguing that federal prosecutors have spent nearly a year leaking sensitive and sometimes confidential information about their criminal investigation into the New York City mayor, imperiling both his chances at a fair trial and reelection.

"For nearly a year, the government has leaked grand jury material and other sensitive information to the media to aggrandize itself, further its investigation, and unfairly prejudice the defendant, Mayor Eric Adams," lead defense attorney Alex Spiro wrote in a new court filing.