US prosecutor agrees to seek dismissal of Adams charges under pressure, sources say
A U.S. federal prosecutor agreed on Friday to file a motion to dismiss criminal corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams to spare other career staff from potentially being fired for refusing to do so,
Federal prosecutors in New York and Washington resign after refusing to drop Adams charges
At least six prosecutors, including the acting U.S. attorney in Manhattan, have stepped down over the DOJ order to dismiss corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams.
Hagan Scotten, lead Adams’ 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 Adams resigned on Friday — in a searing letter to President Trump’s Department of Justice saying he wouldn’t
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,
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.
What to Make of the DOJ’s Attempt to Strong-Arm Its Prosecutors Into Dismissing the Eric Adams Charges
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Prosecutor quits after order to drop corruption case against New York Mayor Eric Adams
The prosecutor wrote a resignation letter to acting deputy attorney general Emil Bove in which he accuses the official of abandoning his legal ethics to do the bidding of President Donald Trump.
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 seek to dismiss the charges.
DOJ files motion to dismiss charges in Mayor Eric Adams' case
The Department of Justice has filed a motion to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams after a series of top prosecutors resigned in protest this week. An attorney in the Justice Department's Public Integrity Section,
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.
DOJ Asks Court To Dismiss Corruption Charges Against Eric Adams
The Justice Department formally asked a court Friday to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, an expected move after that was fiercely opposed by the federal prosecutors in Manhattan who brought the case.
US prosecutors formally ask judge to drop case against NY mayor Eric Adams
By Luc Cohen, Jack Queen (Reuters) -Federal prosecutors on Friday formally asked a U.S. judge to drop bribery charges against ...
Under Pressure to Drop Charges, Career Prosecutors Weighed Stark Options
Lawyers in the Justice Department’s public integrity section came to believe that to save their jobs, one of them would have ...
Acting US attorney in New York and five others quit after being told to drop Eric Adams case
Three senior Justice Department officials in New York and Washington resigned Thursday instead of complying with orders from ...
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 ...