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From the New York Times: Manhattan’s U.S. attorney on Thursday resigned rather than obey an order from a top Justice Department official to drop the corruption case against New York City’s mayor, Eric Adams.
Then, when Justice Department officials sought to transfer the case to the public integrity section in Washington, which oversees corruption cases, the two men who led that unit also resigned, according to five people with knowledge of the matter.
The resignations represent the most high-profile public resistance so far to President Trump’s tightening control over the Justice Department. They were a stunning repudiation of the administration’s attempt to force the dismissal of the charges against Mr. Adams.
The departures of the U.S. attorney, Danielle R. Sassoon, and the officials who oversaw the Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section, Kevin O. Driscoll and John Keller, came in rapid succession on Thursday.
On Monday of this week, Acting U.S. Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove had ordered prosecutors for the Southern District of New York to dismiss all charges against Mayor Adams, arguing in a two-page memo that the case was interfering with the mayor’s ability to cooperate with the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration.
NBC News correspondent Tom Winter announced, “Prior to her resignation acting U.S. Attorney for SDNY Danielle Sassoon wrote to AG Pam Bondi. She says that Mayor Adams’s attorneys proposed “what amounted to a quid pro quo” which indicated that Adams would assist with DOJ enforcement priorities “only if the indictment were dismissed.””
BREAKING | NBC News: Prior to her resignation acting U.S. Attorney for SDNY Danielle Sassoon wrote to AG Pam Bondi.
She says that Mayor Adams’s attorneys proposed “what amounted to a quid pro quo” which indicated that Adams would assist with DOJ enforcement priorities “only if…
— Tom Winter (@Tom_Winter) February 13, 2025
Good riddance.
These federal prosecutors and agents are going to learn very quickly they work for the duly elected President of the United States and his Attorney General.
Follow their policy directives and other lawful orders.
Or get the hell out.https://t.co/kACPxJJ5Z1
— 🇺🇸 Mike Davis 🇺🇸 (@mrddmia) February 13, 2025
New – Acting DAG Emil Bove excoriates outgoing US attorney Daniel Sassoon in a letter accepting her resignation – accusing her of “insubordination” and outlining her multiple disagreements with DOJ in dropping the case against Mayor Adams. Reporting w/ @AaronKatersky @alex_mallin… pic.twitter.com/tHTXyEM0eU
— Katherine Faulders (@KFaulders) February 13, 2025
🚨🇺🇸BREAKING: MANHATTAN U.S. ATTORNEY QUITS AFTER DOJ KILLS ERIC ADAMS CASE
Danielle Sassoon just handed in her resignation rather than follow a Justice Department order to drop corruption charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams.
Adams was facing bribery, fraud, and illegal… pic.twitter.com/Hr8vOKJpAw
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) February 13, 2025
Breaking News: Manhattan’s acting U.S. attorney resigned after she was ordered by the Justice Department to drop a corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams that she had championed. https://t.co/JhKCHED345
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 13, 2025
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