Danielle Sassoon resigned in protest rather than drop Eric Adams charges. Here's why it matters
Sassoon was ordered by the DOJ to drop charges against NYC mayor Eric Adams, but refused, saying it would violate her sworn ...
Feds move to toss Adams corruption charges after wave of resignations protesting Trump DOJ order to drop case
Federal prosecutors moved to toss the historic corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams Friday following a wave of ...
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 ...
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DOJ Deputy AG Emil Bove Takes Action Against SDNY Prosecutors Over Eric Adams Case
In an escalation of tensions within the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove has placed ...
Another Adams prosecutor quits, challenges Bove to find a ‘fool’ to drop case
Another prosecutor in the case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) has quit in light of the Justice Department directing the charges against him be dropped, daring Deputy Attorney General ...
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 ...
Order to drop New York mayor’s case rocks Justice Department as high-ranking officials resign
Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor, Danielle Sassoon, and five high-ranking Justice Department officials resigned Thursday ...
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How Trump’s Justice Department has gutted the government’s ability to chase public corruption
The Trump administration has gutted the federal government’s ability to fight public corruption in a matter of weeks.
Top U.S. Attorney Takes Trump’s DOJ Lackey to Task in Scorched-Earth Resignation Letter
New York’s top federal prosecutor quit her job on Thursday rather than heed a Justice Department order to drop the case against Mayor Eric Adams—and she made sure to torch the agency’s ...