Who is Danielle Sassoon, the US attorney who resigned rather than drop charges against Eric Adams?
She was appointed as the interim U.S. Attorney for the district on Jan. 21 and had not brought the initial charges against ...
How the Justice Dept. Helped Sink Its Own Case Against Eric Adams
A top Trump appointee guided Mr. Adams’s legal team as they crafted an argument for dismissing corruption charges against the ...
Former Dimora prosecutor involved in dismissing corruption case against New York City mayor
Toni Bacon was the main prosecutor in the corruption case against former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora and former ...
DOJ moves to dismiss federal corruption case against NYC Mayor Eric Adams
The U.S. Department of Justice formally filed court paperwork to dismiss federal corruption charges against New York City ...
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 ...
Eric Adams prosecutor resigns, says only a ‘fool’ would drop case in dramatic letter
Hagan Scotten said he was never directed to dismiss the charges from head SDNY attorney Danielle Sassoon in a hostile letter to acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove.
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DOJ lawyers pride themselves on working for an organization that is unique among federal agencies in its independence from politics—for now.