Mayor Eric Adams’ defense attorney demanded a speedy trial in the pending federal bribery and campaign finance fraud case Tuesday, aiming to resolve the question of guilt or innocence as soon as possible with a June primary date looming ahead.

During a court hearing in the old Manhattan Federal Court at Foley Square, lawyer Alex Spiro said he would be ready for trial as early as February — the same month candidates begin collecting signatures to get on the ballot — arguing that that mounting a reelection campaign could be more difficult if the case remains unresolved by then.

“He’s at a huge disadvantage, and so are the people of New York,” Spiro argued. “There’s a primary early next year. The public has a right to a speedy trial.”

Judge Dale Ho did not set a trial date, but noted his “belief here that the public has a strong interest in a speedy trial.”

During the hearing, Assistant U.S. Attorney Hagan Scotten stated that “additional defendants will be charged in this scheme,” and revealed that prosecutors expect to introduce classified documents in the case.

Scotten did not offer up any details about those documents. The indictment unsealed last week against Adams alleges the mayor did favors for officials in the Turkish government in exchange for more than $100,000 in travel perks and campaign donations from foreign sources that illegally extracted funds from the city’s public financing program for candidates.

Already, Spiro has asked the court to dismiss the bribery charge against Adams, one of five counts in the indictment brought by Manhattan U.S. Attorney Damian Williams. He has also claimed that federal prosecutors have leaked grand jury material to the New York Times and demanded the judges sanction Williams in response.

Spiro also took aim again at a key witness in the case, a former Adams staffer named Rana Abbasova who is cooperating with the federal authorities. Without naming her, he stated, “The key witness lied to them and lied about this case and they’re aware of it.”

Adams said almost nothing during the hearing, then left the courtroom and got into a waiting SUV as protesters across the street jeered at him to resign.