7th U.S. prosecutor quits as DOJ seeks to drop charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams
A seventh federal prosecutor resigned Friday after the Department of Justice ordered criminal corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams dropped.
DOJ seeks dismissal of Eric Adams case amid prosecutor exodus
The Justice Department has filed a motion to dismiss its case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, putting the fate of the case in the judge presiding over the proceedings. The move comes after acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove sent a letter earlier this week to prosecutors,
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.
Another Adams prosecutor quits, challenges Bove to find a ‘fool’ to drop case
Another prosecutor in the case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) has quit in light of the Justice Department directing the charges against him be dropped, daring Deputy Attorney General
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 succession of federal prosecutors to quit.
Another New York federal prosecutor resigns over DOJ order to dismiss Eric Adams case
The battle between New York federal prosecutors and the Justice Department continued Friday following another resignation over the order to end Eric Adams' bribery case.
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 Eric Adams, in a bid to spare other career staff from potentially being fired by the acting deputy attorney general,
Prosecutor quits after order to drop corruption case against NY Mayor Eric Adams
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,
Judges Generally Let Prosecutors Drop Charges. Maybe Not for Adams.
Judge Dale E. Ho will weigh the request after the resignation of Manhattan’s U.S. attorney and her accusations of misconduct.
Federal prosecutors in N.Y. officially move to dismiss Mayor Eric Adams’ criminal case
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan filed a motion Friday to dismiss New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ corruption case, caving to pressure from the Justice Department to drop criminal charges against the mayor.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Prosecutor Resigns, Warns Trump's DOJ: 'It Was Never Going to Be Me'
The attorney became the seventh official to resign amid the push to dismiss the case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
Justice officials seek to drop Adams case after 7 lawyers refuse, resign in protest
As resignations continue, acting deputy attorney general Emil Bove told prosecutors in Washington to find someone who would ...