Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor, Danielle Sassoon, and five high-ranking Justice Department officials have resigned after she refused an order to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
The Justice Department sued Gov. Kathy Hochul, state Attorney General Letitia James and the head of the DMV and asked a judge to invalidate the Green Light Law.
The department dropped a case against former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, withdrew from an investigation against Rep. Andy Ogles, and moved to dismiss the case against New York Mayor Eric Adams.
The U.S. Justice Department has sharply stepped back its anti-corruption efforts under President Donald Trump, from loosening enforcement of laws meant to stop companies from bribing foreign officials to directing its prosecutors to drop a criminal case against New York Mayor Eric Adams.
Six senior Justice Department officials, including Manhattans top federal prosecutor Danielle Sassoon, resigned rather than comply with an order to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan has resigned on the heels of a directive by the Department of Justice to toss her office’s pending criminal case against New York Mayor Eric Adams. Danielle Sassoon,
The liberal resistance movement against President Trump has been disappointing at best, and utterly nonexistent at worst. A prime example of this is New York City Mayor Eric Adams. On Feb. 11, the United States Department of Justice dropped the mayor’s federal bribery and corruption charges.
Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor, Danielle Sassoon, and five high-ranking Justice Department officials resigned Thursday after she refused an order to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams — a stunning escalation in a dayslong standoff over the Trump administration prioritizing political aims over criminal culpability.
A rolling Thursday afternoon massacre has unraveled the usually staid workings of the United States Justice Department, spreading from the Southern District of New York to the Pub
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Three new complaints to the New York bar recall prior challenges regarding Bove’s own conduct and potential conflicts of interest.
The acting United States attorney prosecuting the case, Danielle Sassoon, resigns rather than heed the command to drop the effort to convict Adams.
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Article III Founder Mike Davis writes that a group of prosecutors in the Southern District of New York lost the plot when they failed to execute a lawful order that came down from Attorney General Pam Bondi.
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