A judge in New York City Mayor Eric Adams' corruption case has appointed an outside attorney to argue over the U.S. Department of Justice's request to drop the federal charges.

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.

Gov. Hochul is not removing Mayor Adams from office, but is proposing a series of strict guardrails that would impose greater oversight and control over the operations of Adams and New York City