Manhattan US attorney resigns after refusing orders to drop case against New York City Mayor Adams
The U.S. attorney for Manhattan has resigned after she refused to succumb to pressure from the Justice Department to drop ...
Flurry of resignations after DOJ tells prosecutors to drop Eric Adams case
Top New York attorney Danielle Sassoon is among several prosecutors to quit over an order to drop a corruption case against ...
Who is Danielle Sassoon? Top Manhattan prosecutor quits after DOJ orders Adams charges dropped
Danielle Sassoon, a Republican who was interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced her resignation in an email to her staff after being ordered by the Justice Department to ...
DOJ’s Push to Toss Adams Case Fuels Clash With Prosecutors
Manhattan’s chief federal prosecutor and senior Justice Department officials in Washington resigned rather than carry out an ...
Drama over Adams case raises questions about Trump administration’s ‘weaponization’ of justice
The drama — which recalls the Saturday Night Massacre of Watergate fame — represents the most high-profile effort yet by ...
Thousands fired, more to come as Trump, Musk take ax to US agencies
President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk's campaign to radically cut back the U.S. bureaucracy spread on Friday, with ...
Danielle Sassoon resigned in protest rather than drop Eric Adams charges. Here's why it matters
Sassoon was ordered by the DOJ to drop charges against NYC mayor Eric Adams, but refused, saying it would violate her sworn ...