Attorneys for Eric Adams argued Friday that federal prosecutors in Manhattan “misunderstand” the law and are using a “rigged bribery theory” to charge the mayor — while asking a judge to throw out some of historical corruption case against him.

Defense attorney Alex Spiro argued the feds haven’t shown Adams broke the law — even though it’s true he won $123,000 in free or discounted travel perks in exchange for pressuring the Fire Department to speed up the consulate’s opening Turkish from Manhattan. building.

“The government has not pleaded any facts other than routine communications between officials regarding an important matter — a visit by the president of a country of more than 80 million people,” Spiro wrote in a 16-page motion.

“If this indictment is sufficient, prosecutors could virtually always circumvent the Supreme Court’s constitutional limits on bribery statutes by characterizing everyday activities as “pressures.”

The legal file is a response to Last week’s federal motion blasting Adams’ claim that the lavish treats provided by Turkish diplomats and businessmen were “routine” perks for politicians.

Adams’ lawyers are trying to get Manhattan federal court Judge Dale Ho to dismiss the charge of “soliciting and accepting bribes” — which is just one of five charges Hizzoner faces in the first indictment ever filed against a sitting mayor of New York City.

The mayor is charged separately with wire fraud for allegedly funneling foreign contributions to his 2021 campaign through illegal “straw donors” in the city — allowing him to receive $10 million in public matching funds. He is also accused of illegally soliciting donations from foreign nationals.

The judge set a court date for next Friday, November 1, for both sides to discuss the bribery charge before making a ruling.

The mayor’s lawyers on Friday urged a judge to order a hearing to investigate whether feds in the Southern District of New York violated grand jury secrecy rules by “leaking” information about the investigation and news that Adams had been indicted to reporters.

Spiro argued that media coverage of the case before Adams’ indictment was made public — including articles in the New York Times, The Post and CNN — reflected a “clear pattern … of explicit supply to law enforcement.”

He said there was enough evidence that the government was behind the alleged leaks to warrant a hearing.

But the feds said Adams showed no evidence that the prosecution team was responsible for any of the details about the investigation that appeared in published reports.

The four members of the prosecution team—Hagan Scotten, Celia Cohen, Andrew Rohrbach and Derek Wikstrom—and agents from the FBI and the city’s Department of Investigation all swore to Margery Feinzig, deputy chief of the SDNY’s criminal division, that they have not” disclosed” information about the case to the media, court documents show.

The feds also said in an Oct. 18 filing that certain details about the investigation that had surfaced in the media — such as the existence of search warrants and subpoenas — were known to people outside the prosecution team.

Prosecutors also said their office had notified several people of Adams’ impending indictment, including court staff and Justice Department officials in Washington, DC.

They claimed that at least one article about the case, a Nov. 11, 2023, story in The Post, it was the result of alleged leaks from the Adams camp rather than the feds.

The judge said the court could use the Nov. 1 date to hold oral arguments on the leak issue as well as the dispute over the bribery charge.

Adams, 64, has pleaded not guilty to all charges he faces and has vowed to remain in office as the case unfolds.