The acting United States attorney prosecuting the case, Danielle Sassoon, resigns rather than heed the command to drop the effort to convict Adams.

Three senior Justice Department officials in New York and Washington resigned Thursday instead of complying with orders from the Trump administration to dismiss the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

When Danielle Sassoon's college newspaper asked her two decades ago for three words she would use to describe herself, the first word the future lawyer said was "independent."

Hagan Scotten, an assistant U.S. attorney, wrote to Emil Bove, acting deputy attorney general, refusing to drop the case against Mayor Eric Adams.

The acting US attorney for the Southern District of New York, Danielle Sassoon, resigned from her position in a letter to the attorney general, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Three top Justice Department officials resigned after the Trump-led DOJ ordered the dismissal of corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams.

The new lawsuit is one of several accusing President Donald Trump of skirting the Constitution and Musk of operating with unchecked power.

A trickle of lawsuits against Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency have become a flood. Fourteen states filed suit in federal court on Thursday, accusing President Donald Trump of illegally delegating executive powers to Musk in violation of the Appointments Clause of the U.