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 — NYT
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Acting AG Emil Bove tried to reassign Mayor Adams’ case to the public integrity unit at Main Justice in DC. Upon learning of this, senior DOJ officials resigned. The heroes are here.
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Sassoon, herself, cannot dismiss Adams’ charges. She or another AUSA would have to ask the judge to do so.
Sassoon has said prosecutors should do “their noble work unimpeded, outside the limelight and in service of the public.”
Let’s see how noble she will be…
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Acting AG Emil Bove tried to reassign Mayor Adams’ case to the public integrity unit at Main Justice in DC. Upon learning of this, senior DOJ officials resigned. The heroes are here.