Top DOJ criminal prosecutor abruptly resigns

Top criminal prosecutor in U.S. Attorney's Office in D.C. resigns

The head of the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington, D.C, has resigned her post, the latest in a string of Justice Department officials to leave.

CBS News - 1d

Top DC prosecutor resigns as EPA seeks criminal probe of Biden climate funding

The top criminal prosecutor at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, Denise Cheung, resigned Tuesday, following a reported directive to launch an investigation into Environmental ...

The Hill - 2d

Top DOJ officials, federal prosecutor resign after orders to drop Adams case

The former acting New York U.S. attorney said Adams' attorneys had offered "what amounted to a quid pro quo" — helping the U.S. with immigration enforcement "in exchange for dismissal of his case."

CBS News - 6d

Top NYC prosecutors resign after DOJ directive to drop Eric Adams case

CBS News obtained the resignation letter of the former Manhattan prosecutor who stepped down from her role on Wednesday following a directive from the Justice Department to drop the criminal case ...

CBS News - 6d

Top prosecutor resignations over DOJ directive is "extraordinary on any level," attorney says

Manhattan's top career federal prosecutor resigned on Thursday, just days after a Justice Department official ordered her office to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric ...

CBS News - 6d

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.

ABC News - 6d

Top N.I.H. Official Abruptly Resigns as Trump Orders Deep Cuts

Dr. Lawrence Tabak, the No. 2 official at the National Institutes of Health, did not give a reason for his departure.

The New York Times - Feb. 12

Upheaval at DOJ after prosecutors resign over Eric Adams corruption case

The Department of Justice moved to officially dismiss bribery charges against New York’s mayor, Eric Adams. Under pressure to drop the charges from DOJ officials appointed by President Trump, at ...

NBC News - 5d

Three top prosecutors resign after refusing to drop Eric Adams charges

A dramatic set of resignations of federal prosecutors in New York, after the DOJ ordered the criminal case against NYC Mayor Eric Adams to be dropped. Laura Jarrett and Tom Winter explain why three ...

NBC News - 6d

White House terminates top federal prosecutors amid DOJ, FBI purge

The White House terminated multiple U.S. attorneys on Wednesday amid a period of upheaval at the Justice Department initiated by President Donald Trump.

NBC News - 6d

Federal prosecutors move to drop case against Eric Adams amid flurry of DOJ resignations

Since taking office, some of President Trump's executive actions have been met with legal pushback. CBS News Justice Department reporter Jake Rosen reports on the latest challenges.

CBS News - 5d

DOJ asks judge to dismiss Eric Adams case after seven prosecutors resign in protest

Emil Bove, the top DOJ official who told prosecutors to dismiss the case against New York's mayor, represented Donald Trump in a criminal trial last year.

CNBC - 5d

Another federal prosecutor resigns over DOJ order to dismiss Eric Adams case

The battle between New York federal prosecutors and the Justice Department continued Friday following another resignation over the order to end Eric Adams' bribery case.

ABC News - 5d

Top federal prosecutor in N.Y. resigns after being told to drop Mayor Eric Adams charges

Danielle R. Sassoon, the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, has resigned days after being ordered by the Justice Department to drop corruption charges against mayor Eric Adams.

NBC News - 6d

Top federal prosecutor resigns amid orders to drop case against NYC Mayor Eric Adams

Interim U.S. attorney Danielle Sassoon chose to resign after she was ordered to drop the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane has more.

CBS News - 6d

Trump denies meddling in Eric Adams case as 6 top prosecutors quit over DOJ dismissal order

New York City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted last fall on bribery, fraud and other charges in Manhattan federal court.

CNBC - 6d

Eric Adams praises DOJ for dropping criminal charges

New York City Mayor Eric Adams applauded the decision by the Department of Justice to drop charges against him, including counts for bribery, conspiracy and campaign finance violations. CBS News' ...

CBS News - Feb. 11

US prosecutor in New York resigns after order to drop mayoral case

Departure of Danielle Sassoon comes after Trump administration ordered her office to abandon charges against Eric Adams

Financial Times - 6d

Federal prosecutors resign after order to drop Eric Adams case

New York’s top federal prosecutor and five others have announced their resignation in protest of an order to dismiss a corruption case against New York City Mayor, Eric Adams. NBC’s senior legal ...

NBC News - 6d

DOJ tells prosecutors to drop case against NYC Mayor Eric Adams

In September, Adams was indicted on five counts including bribery, conspiracy and campaign finance violations. He pleaded not guilty to all charges.

CBS News - Feb. 10

Former NYPD detective on DOJ resignations amid dropped Eric Adams charges

The acting U.S. attorney for New York's Southern District, Danielle Sassoon, has resigned days after her office was instructed by the Justice Department to drop corruption charges against New York ...

CBS News - 6d

Details on DOJ resignations around order to drop Eric Adams charges

Days after she was ordered by the Justice Department to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Danielle Sassoon, the acting attorney for the Southern District of New York, ...

CBS News - 6d

Here are the DOJ officials who resigned over order to drop Adams case

Several Department of Justice (DOJ) officials resigned from their posts after receiving a directive to drop federal corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D). U.S. Deputy ...

The Hill - 6d

House Democrats call for investigation into top DOJ officials

A coalition of House Democrats is calling for an investigation into two top Justice Department officials, arguing they violated the code of conduct in taking actions on cases in which they were ...

The Hill - Feb. 12

Veteran federal prosecutor resigns over bank freeze order from Trump appointee

WASHINGTON — A longtime federal prosecutor resigned Tuesday rather than carry out what she described as orders from Trump-appointed officials to take actions unsupported by evidence, according to a ...

NBC News - 1d

DOJ orders prosecutors to drop charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams

A top Department of Justice (DOJ) official ordered federal prosecutors to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D), who had cozied up with President Trump in recent ...

The Hill - Feb. 11

ABC's Jon Karl: Prosecutors' exodus from DOJ compares to 'darkest days of Watergate'

ABC News journalist Jonathan Karl on Sunday compared recent resignations by career prosecutors at the Department of Justice (DOJ) under President Trump to "the darkest days of Watergate." Karl was ...

The Hill - 3d

4 Top Officials to Resign Over Adams’s Cooperation With Trump

Gov. Kathy Hochul said the resignations raised “serious questions about the long-term future of this mayoral administration.” She planned to meet with elected officials to discuss “the path forward.”

The New York Times - 2d

Four top aides to New York City Mayor Eric Adams resign

Four top aides to New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced their resignations Monday. It comes just days after the Justice Department moved to drop corruption charges against Adams, which prompted ...

CBS News - 2d

Manhattan US attorney resigns after DOJ orders Eric Adams charges dropped

The acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York has resigned from her post after the Justice Department (DOJ) directed her to drop charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams ...

The Hill - Feb. 13

Seventh DOJ official resigns, warns Trump could use charges as leverage over NYC mayor Eric Adams

A letter from one federal prosecutor explains why the new administration is facing one of the largest Justice Department mass resignations since Watergate.

NBC News - 5d

Trump nominates ally who defended Jan. 6 rioters, DOGE efforts as top DC federal prosecutor

President Trump nominated Ed Martin — who defended Jan. 6 rioters and Elon Musk’s efforts with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) — to serve as the permanent U.S. attorney for D.C. ...

The Hill - 3d

Trump nominates 'Stop the Steal' organizer who advocated for Jan. 6 defendants to be D.C.'s top prosecutor

Trump has nominated interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia Ed Martin — a "Stop the Steal" organizer who advocated for Jan. 6 defendants — to be the district's top prosecutor on a ...

NBC News - 2d

Top DOJ official offers new and different explanation for dropping charges against Eric Adams

The Justice Department on Wednesday offered a contradictory new explanation for why it is seeking to drop charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

NBC News - 1d

South Africa abruptly cancels budget speech as governing parties dispute the details

South Africa’s budget announcement by the finance minister has been abruptly canceled and rescheduled for next month over a dispute among parties in the governing coalition

ABC News - 1d

Trump imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court

President Donald Trump signed an executive order sanctioning the International Criminal Court, accusing it of improperly targeting the U.S. and Israel. The order includes both financial sanctions ...

NBC News - Feb. 7

Trump issues sanctions against the International Criminal Court

The International Criminal Court is condemning President Trump's recent executive order imposing sanctions on the body. Meanwhile, Hamas released the names of three Israeli hostages that it plans ...

CBS News - Feb. 7

Australia plans to deport 3 violent criminals to Nauru

Australia will soon deport three violent criminals including a convicted murderer to Nauru even though they are not citizens of the tiny Pacific atoll, after an Australian court ruled that ...

ABC News - 3d

Head of Justice Department's D.C. criminal division quits

The head of the criminal division at the Washington D.C. U.S. Attorney's Office, Denise Cheung, has resigned. CBS News Department of Justice reporter Jake Rosen has more.

CBS News - 2d

Top DOJ criminal prosecutor abruptly resigns

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