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Meet acting U.S. attorney who quit over Eric Adams case

Who is Danielle Sassoon, the US attorney who resigned rather than drop charges against Eric Adams?

Danielle Sassoon had served just three weeks as interim U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York when she penned a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi saying she could not follow a directive to drop the office’s corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

CNN on MSN · 18h

Acting US attorney in New York and five others quit after being told to drop Eric Adams case

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.

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Meet the acting U.S. attorney who quit over Eric Adams case

Danielle Sassoon quit her job on Thursday after refusing a Trump administration demand to seek dismissal of bribery charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams.

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Democrats cheer conservative US attorney who resigned over Adams case

Several Democrats in both chambers of Congress celebrated the conservative U.S. attorney from the Southern District of New ...

A 'Bloodletting'?: Former Assistant US Attorneys Concerned as SDNY Is Tested Over Adams Case

This is an attempt to bring the office to its knees,” said one Southern District alumnus of efforts by Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove to force the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Office to dismiss the ...

Seven Former Manhattan U.S. Attorneys Voice Support for Sassoon

The former prosecutors, both Democrats and Republicans, sharply criticized the Justice Department’s intention to investigate ...

Trump administration removes San Diego-area U.S. Atty. Tara McGrath

McGrath was removed from her role Wednesday evening. First Assistant U.S. Atty. Andrew Haden will be acting U.S. attorney for ...

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Justice Department in crisis over Eric Adams showdown

As numerous DOJ lawyers resigned in protest, the department filed a motion seeking to abandon the Adams case late Friday.

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