The US Department of Justice defied a court order to unseal documents in Mayor Eric Adams’ historic corruption case on Friday — withholding records that would have given the public an inside look at the prosecution that will never see the inside of a courtroom.

The court filings were expected to be unveiled before 11:59 p.m. Friday after The Post and other outlets demanded access to the cache of evidence and documents, including a warrant for Hizzoner’s cellphone that was seized by agents on a New York street.