Who is Danielle Sassoon, the acting US attorney in New York who quit amid directive to drop Eric Adams corruption case?
Danielle Sassoon, who resigned from her position as Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor, oversaw all investigations into federal crimes in the Southern District of New York, including the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams that the Trump administration has directed be dropped.
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.
Acting US attorney in Manhattan, NYC resigns after directive to drop case against Mayor Eric Adams
NEW YORK -- The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan resigned Thursday rather than obey a Justice Department order to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
Federal prosecutors in New York and Washington resign after refusing to drop Adams charges
At least six prosecutors, including the acting U.S. attorney in Manhattan, have stepped down over the DOJ order to dismiss corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams.
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.
Another New York federal prosecutor resigns over DOJ order to dismiss Eric Adams case
The battle between New York federal prosecutors and the Justice Department continued Friday following another resignation over the order to end Eric Adams' bribery case.
Order to drop New York Mayor Adams' case roils Justice Department as high-ranking officials resign
Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor and five high-ranking Justice Department officials have resigned over the order.
Federal prosecutors drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams
Federal prosecutors acted after a Justice Department directive said the case hindered President Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration.
Prosecutor quits after order to drop corruption case against NY Mayor Eric Adams
Hagan Scotten, the lead prosecutor in Mayor Eric Adams’s federal corruption case, has quit over the Justice Department’s demand that the case be dismissed, calling any lawyer who would move in court to toss the matter a “fool” or “coward,
Who Is Danielle Sassoon, the Prosecutor Who Stood up to Trump's DOJ Over Eric Adams' Case?
Sassoon demonstrated that independence when she resigned as Manhattan's top federal prosecutor rather than comply with an order from President Donald Trump's Justice Department to drop charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams,
Top New York, DOJ officials resign after ordered to drop Mayor Eric Adams corruption case
Three senior DOJ officials, including Manhattan’s US attorney, resigned after they were ordered to drop corruption charges against NYC’s mayor.
READ: Resignation letter from acting US attorney in New York and DOJ’s response
The acting US attorney for the Southern District of New York, Danielle Sassoon, resigned from her position in a letter to the ...
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Star Prosecutor in New York Upbraided by Justice Department for Defiant Resignation Over Order To Drop Charges Against Mayor Adams
The acting United States attorney prosecuting the case, Danielle Sassoon, resigns rather than heed the command to drop the ...
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 ...
Order to Drop Adams Case Prompts Resignations in New York and Washington
The interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District and five officials with the federal public integrity unit quit after the ...
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 ...