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Justice officials move to drop Adams case

Justice officials move to drop Adams case after 7 lawyers refuse, resign in protest

After career veterans refused to seek a dismissal of the case, acting deputy attorney general Emil Bove told prosecutors in Washington to find someone who would.

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Justice Department Moves to Drop Eric Adams Case After Wave of Resignations

An order by Trump appointees to drop bribery charges against the New York City mayor had drawn protests from career prosecutors.

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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 effort to convict Adams.

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As Trump shakes Justice Department, deeply conservative prosecutors head for exits

Danielle Sassoon resigned rather than going along with an order to drop charges against New York City mayor Eric Adams, illustrating the tensions between the traditional conservative Republican legal movement and Donald Trump's desire for more control.

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Who is Danielle Sassoon, prosecutor who quit in protest from Trump justice department?

Danielle Sassoon resigned after Trump's justice department ordered her to drop the corruption case against New York Mayor Eric Adams.

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Trump Justice Department Turmoil Leads to High-Profile Resignations

President Donald Trumps push to assert control over the U.S. government led to the resignation of Danielle Sassoon, acting U.S. Attorney in Manhattan, after refusing a Justice Department order to drop corruption

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'Baffled' federal prosecutor says clerking for Scalia instilled duty to 'uphold the rule of law' as she quits over order to drop Eric Adams case

Danielle Sassoon cited her time clerking for Justice Antonin Scalia as one of the reasons she resigned after being directed ...

Invoking Scalia in the Sovereign District

Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove instructed Danielle Sassoon, the Acting U.S. Attorney for SDNY, to dismiss the indictment against New York City ...

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COMMENTARY: Scalia’s disastrous decision on religious freedom

In the days following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia on Feb. 13, conservative religious and political leaders lavished praise on the long-serving justice as a champion of religious freedom.

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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.

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A dangerous, damaging civil war at the Justice Department

Danielle Sassoon can’t be dismissed as some kind of liberal deep-stater. Her résumé suggests anything but: registered ...

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The Eric Adams Legal Saga Is Getting Crazier By the Minute

The acting head of the SDNY resigned in response to an order to drop the mayor’s legal case and revealed some damning new ...

Dropped Eric Adams Case Exacts Toll on NYC Mayor and DOJ

Adams is under fire from other Democrats while the Justice Department faces a rift.

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