Manhattan Prosecutor Resigns Amid Controversial Order to Drop Case Against Mayor Adams
Danielle Sassoon resigns along with five officials after refusing to drop the corruption case against NYC Mayor Eric Adams, citing political pressure and misconduct.
The resignations came amid President Donald Trump's effort to overhaul the agency, which he said has been weaponized against political opponents.
Trump's Justice Department order to drop charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams sparks resignations
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The outcome not only threatens to create an irrevocable fissure in the relationship between department headquarters and one of its largest and most prestigious prosecutor’s offices, but also risks reinforcing the perception that the administration will employ a transactional approach to law enforcement decisions.
U.S. Atty. Danielle Sassoon Resigns After DOJ Drops Eric Adams Charges
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Sassoon's departure - along with at least two other top justice department officials - is the latest sign of disquiet over sweeping changes the Trump administration is making in federal law enforcement.
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The series of events — in which the acting No. 2 official at the Justice Department seemed to guide criminal defense lawyers toward a rationale for dropping charges against a high-profile client — represents an extraordinary shattering of norms for an agency charged with enforcing the laws of the United States.
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Sassoon wrote that she recently attended a meeting with her staff, Bove, and lawyers for Adams.
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The resignations are among the most public opposition to the DOJ after President Trump promised to overhaul the federal agency and has installed loyalists and allies in top jobs.
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The directive from the newly confirmed U.S. attorney general ordered the pending charges be dropped without prejudice, meaning prosecutors could reopen the case after Adams’ reelection bid this year.
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Bove admitted the directive to drop the five-count indictment – alleging Adams took “straw donations” to abuse public campaign matching programs and accepted bribes from the Turkish government – came “without assessing the strength of the evidence or the legal theories on which the case is based.”
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The resignation of a prosecutorial prodigy, Danielle Sassoon, the acting United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, is a rebuke of Mr. Trump and his attorney general, Pam Bondi.
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The outcome not only threatens to create an irrevocable fissure in the relationship between the department’s headquarters and its most prestigious prosecutorial offices, but also risks reinforcing the perception that Trump’s administration will employ a transactional approach to law enforcement decisions.
Federal prosecutor resigns after refusing DOJ order to drop NYC Mayor Adams' corruption case
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Sassoon also accused the DOJ of offering Adams a “quid pro quo” by the Trump administration if he helped the federal government crackdown on illegal immigration.
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This is a deal made with the devil to try to roll back our city's longstanding sanctuary laws and policies – policies that allow all New Yorkers to live freely while improving everyone's public safety.
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The indictment filed last September in federal court in Manhattan alleged Adams used his official positions with New York City to leverage "illegal campaign contributions and luxury travel."
3 top U.S. prosecutors resign over order to drop NYC Mayor Eric Adams corruption case
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It is a breathtaking and dangerous precedent to reward Adams's opportunistic and shifting commitments on immigration and other policy matters with dismissal of a criminal indictment.
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The justice department’s decision to end the case because of political considerations, rather than the strength or weakness of the evidence, alarmed some career prosecutors who said it was a departure from longstanding norms.
Top federal prosecutor resigns after being told to drop Eric Adams charges
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The move to drop the charges came as Adams has grown closer to President Donald Trump.
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Sassoon's abrupt departure is particularly noteworthy given her conservative bona fides.
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The government’s decision to end the Adams case because of political considerations, rather than the strength or weakness of the evidence, alarmed some career prosecutors who said it was a departure from long-standing norms.
Prosecutor who quit after refusing to drop Adams case says she’s confident he ‘committed the crimes’
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The resignations amount to a stunning public rebuke of the Trump administration's new Justice Department leadership in one of the country's most high-profile criminal cases.
Federal prosecutors in New York and Washington resign after refusing to drop Adams charges
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Prosecutor who quit after refusing to drop Adams case says she's confident he 'committed the crimes'
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Summary
Danielle Sassoon, the acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and five senior Justice Department officials resigned in protest after a directive from Deputy AG Emil Bove to dismiss corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams. Sassoon accused the DOJ of engaging in a “quid pro quo” to facilitate Adams' cooperation with Trump’s immigration agenda, alleging the mayor destroyed evidence related to the charges. Adams, who denies wrongdoing, faces allegations of accepting illegal contributions. The department's integrity division has been shaken by resignations, raising concerns about political motivations behind law enforcement decisions.
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