Feds move to toss Adams corruption charges after wave of resignations protesting Trump DOJ order to drop case
Federal prosecutors moved to toss the historic corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams Friday following a wave of resignations in protest of the Justice Department’s orders for the case to
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.
Dismissal of Eric Adams Case Represents Departure for DOJ
The U-turn has sent shock waves through the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan, known for its independence from the Justice Department.
DOJ Asks Court to Dismiss Eric Adams Case After Officials Quit in Protest
The formal move to end the prosecution of the New York City mayor came after days of turmoil in the Justice Department.
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.
Read prosecutor’s resignation letter in N.Y. Mayor Eric Adams’s bribery case
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,
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.
Top Manhattan prosecutor and two DOJ officials resign after being ordered to drop Eric Adams case
In a letter, the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York said her office was preparing to bring a new indictment against the mayor.
Justice officials move to drop Adams case after 7 lawyers refuse, resign in protest
After career veterans refused to seek a dismissal of the case, acting deputy attorney general Emil Bove told prosecutors in Washington to find someone who would.
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