Who is Danielle Sassoon, the prosecutor who stood up to Trump's DOJ over Eric Adams' case?
When Danielle Sassoon's college newspaper asked her two decades ago for three words she would use to describe herself, the first word the future lawyer said was "independent."
Top DOJ officials, Manhattan federal prosecutor resign after receiving orders to drop Eric Adams case
The former acting New York U.S. attorney said Adams' attorneys had offered "what amounted to a quid pro quo" — helping the U.S. with immigration enforcement "in exchange for dismissal of his case."
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.
Top New York prosecutor resigns after order to drop Eric Adams case
Danielle Sassoon, who was appointed by the Trump administration as acting U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York, resigned that position on Thursday.
Manhattan US Attorney Resigns After Refusing Orders to Drop Case Against New York City Mayor Adams
The U.S. attorney for Manhattan has resigned after she refused to succumb to pressure from the Justice Department to drop corruption charges against New York City’s mayor
NY's top federal prosecutor, several DOJ officials resign over Mayor Eric Adams' case
Danielle Sassoon, the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, submitted her resignation Thursday, according to letters obtained by ABC News.
Order to drop New York Mayor Adams' case roils Justice Department as high-ranking officials resign
Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor and five high-ranking Justice Department officials have resigned over the order.
Prosecutor who quit after refusing to drop Adams case says she's confident he committed the crimes
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.
Cop who called Karen Read ‘wack job c–t’ in texts to pals said her lawyer was an ‘a-hole’ after mistrial: defense
Trooper Michael Proctor messages suggest he may have violated a court order barring witnesses from following the trial, ...
Prosecutor who quit after refusing to drop Adams case is confident he ‘committed the crimes'
The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan resigned after refusing a DOJ order to drop corruption charges against NYC Mayor Eric ...
'Political corruption': Claire McCaskill slams Trump DOJ over Adams case
The top federal prosecutor in New York and two senior federal prosecutors in Washington have resigned after they refused to ...