Prosecutor who quit after refusing to drop Adams case says she's confident he 'committed the crimes'
I remain baffled by the rushed and superficial process by which this decision was reached," the interim U.S. attorney for the ...
Opinion
The Trump DOJ’s effort to kick the Adams corruption case violates the rule of law. Here’s why.
The Department of Justice, in seeking to suspend Mayor Adams’ corruption case, is committing a clear violation of the rule of law, the rule that keeps prosecutorial decisions free of politics. The ...
Sharpton to Trump: ‘Pardon’ Adams or ‘leave him alone’
President Donald Trump must pardon Mayor Eric Adams immediately — because it’s the only way Hizzoner won’t feel beholden to ...
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US DOJ drops corruption charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams amid prosecutor resignations
US Justice Department (DOJ) officials filed a motion on Friday to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. This brings an abrupt end to a tense legal standoff that had ...
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 ...
Seventh DOJ official resigns, warns Trump could use charges as leverage over NYC mayor Eric Adams
A letter from one federal prosecutor explains why the new administration is facing one of the largest Justice Department mass ...
DOJ Standoff Ends: Trump’s DOJ Asks Judge To Drop Eric Adams Charges—After 7 Prosecutors Resign
Prosecutor Hagan Scotten resigned on Friday following the resignation of six other DOJ prosecutors who would not drop the ...
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 ...
Read the Doc: Dept. of Justice Asks Judge to Dismiss Adams Case Without Prejudice
The nolle prosequi was signed by Acting Deputy A.G. Emil Bove. Minutes later, Manhattan federal prosecutors Hagan Scotten, ...
NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ lead prosecutor resigns, telling DOJ only a ‘coward’ will follow order to drop case
One of the lead prosecutors handling the sweeping public corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams resigned on Friday — in a searing letter to President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice saying he ...