DOJ asks judge to dismiss Eric Adams case after seven prosecutors resign in protest
Emil Bove, the top DOJ official who told prosecutors to dismiss the case against New York's mayor, represented Donald Trump in a criminal trial last year.
Seventh prosecutor in Eric Adams case resigns and calls out Trump’s former lawyer in scathing letter
A federal prosecutor assigned to the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams resigned Friday in a blistering letter that accused top leaders at the Justice Department of looking for a “fool” to dismiss the criminal charges.
Prosecutor quits after order to drop corruption case against NY Mayor Eric Adams
NEW YORK — Hagan Scotten, the lead prosecutor in Mayor Eric Adams’s federal corruption case, has quit over the Justice Department’s demand that the case be dismissed, calling any lawyer who would move in court to toss the matter a “fool” or “coward,” according to a copy of a letter obtained Friday.
US Prosecutors Formally Ask Judge to Drop Eric Adams Case
Federal prosecutors on Friday formally asked a judge to drop bribery charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams, after a Justice Department official's order for them to do so sparked mass resignations.
Manhattan US Attorney resigns over 'rushed' DOJ process to drop charges against Eric Adams
Sassoon said federal prosecutors planned to charge Adams with destroying evidence and instructing others to do so, which would have added to his case.
Senior Justice Dept. officials resign after order to drop Eric Adams case
The resignations are a rebuke to the Trump administration, which has ordered federal prosecutors in Manhattan to drop charges against Mayor Eric Adams.
Rebellion at Trump's DOJ Over Eric Adams Cheered by Conservative Attorney
President Donald Trump's Department of Justice (DOJ) is grappling with mass resignations following the department's push to drop New York City Mayor Eric Adams' corruption case, and the rebellion is being cheered by conservative attorney Ed Whelan.
Western NC's chief federal prosecutor becomes last in state to resign under Trump admin
Dena King, the first person of color to serve as the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of NC, announced Feb. 12 was her ...
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Trump Ousts San Francisco’s Top Federal Prosecutor in DOJ Overhaul Effort
The Trump administration has removed Ismail J. Ramsey as U.S. Attorney for Northern California, part of a larger effort to ...
DOJ’s Push to Toss Adams Case Fuels Clash With Prosecutors
Manhattan’s chief federal prosecutor and senior Justice Department officials in Washington resigned rather than carry out an ...
Adams’s Lead Prosecutor Quits Defiantly: ‘It Was Never Going to Be Me’
Hagan Scotten told Justice Department officials that he would not be party to a political prosecution. He was the latest in a ...
US hits international court’s top prosecutor with sanctions after Trump’s order
The U.S. has sanctioned the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor. Thursday's move follows up on President Donald ...
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 ...
Federal prosecutor will sign motion to dismiss Adams charges in bid to save colleagues' jobs, sources say
A federal prosecutor agreed on Friday to file a motion to dismiss the criminal corruption charges against New York City Mayor ...
Another prosecutor resigns in latest fallout from Justice Department turmoil over NYC mayor’s case
Another key prosecutor has resigned in the Manhattan federal prosecutor's office as the fallout continues over the Justice ...
‘Tremendous honor’: Charlotte’s top prosecutor steps down
U.S. Attorney Dena J. King announced that she will step down from her position as the Western District’s chief law ...