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 federal prosecutor in N.Y. resigns after being told to drop Mayor Eric Adams charges
Danielle R. Sassoon, the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, has resigned days after being ordered by the Justice Department to drop corruption charges against mayor Eric Adams.
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.
Top N.Y. prosecutor, others resign after order to drop Eric Adams case
Five other Justice Department officials also submitted resignations, gutting the Public Integrity Section, which investigates public officials and election crimes.
Top prosecutor resigns after being told to drop case against NYC mayor Eric Adams
Danielle Sassoon quit rather than follow an order to drop a corruption case against Eric Adams, saying it set " dangerous precedent".
Top prosecutor resignations over DOJ directive is "extraordinary on any level," attorney says
Manhattan's top career federal prosecutor resigned on Thursday, just days after a Justice Department official ordered her office to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, sources say.
Prosecutor confident that NYC Mayor Adams ‘committed the crimes’
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
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 ...
An Ambitious Prosecutor Quits Rather Than Do Trump’s Bidding
Danielle R. Sassoon, Manhattan’s interim U.S. attorney, built a life on conservative values and amassed a daunting resume. On ...