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

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 - 5d

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 - 4d

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 - 4d

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 - 4d

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 - 5d

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 - 5d

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

Prosecutors file motion to drop corruption charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams

The Justice Department's motion to drop charges against Mayor Adams ends a days-long public over the decision to abandon the case.

CBS News - 4d

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 - 4d

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

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 - 5d

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 - 5d

DOJ orders charges against NYC mayor Eric Adams dropped

President Donald Trump’s Justice Department is demanding that federal prosecutors drop the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. The administration is not citing the merits of the ...

NBC News - Feb. 11

DOJ drops charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams

The Department of Justice has filed paperwork to drop the charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. The move came after more than a half-dozen federal prosecutors who raised concerns about ...

CBS News - 3d

Former prosecutor: Decision to drop charges against Eric Adams 'bizarre'

Former federal prosecutor Jeffrey Toobin questioned the Justice Department’s abrupt decision to drop charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams (D). “This is one of the most bizarre situations I ...

The Hill - Feb. 11

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 - 23h

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 - 4d

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 - 4d

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 - 4d

Justice Department tells prosecutors to drop NYC Mayor Eric Adams' corruption case

The Justice Department has ordered prosecutors to drop the federal corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. CBS News' Anna Schecter reports.

CBS News - Feb. 11

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 - 4d

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 - 3d

Gov. Kathy Hochul to discuss 'path forward' after NYC Mayor Eric Adams' deputies resign

Four of New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ deputies have resigned amid the fallout over the Justice Department’s move to dismiss corruption charges against Adams last week.

NBC News - 23h

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 - 3d

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

Danielle Sassoon and Other Officials Resign After Order to Drop Eric Adams Case

The interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District and five officials with the federal public integrity unit quit after the Justice Department ordered charges against Mayor Eric Adams to be dropped.

The New York Times - 4d

Justice Department orders charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams dismissed

Acting U.S. Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove has ordered federal prosecutors in New York to drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams, a senior Justice Department official said ...

NBC News - Feb. 11

DOJ orders charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams dismissed

The Department of Justice ordered the acting U.S. attorney of the Southern District of New York to dismiss all charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. NBC News' Ken Dilanian explains the ...

NBC News - Feb. 11

DOJ to dismiss corruption charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams

The Justice Department moved to dismiss federal corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Friday. It comes after several federal prosecutors, including the lead attorney ...

NBC News - 3d

DOJ files motion to dismiss charges in Mayor Eric Adams' case

ABC News - 3d

Justice Department struggles to find prosecutor willing to drop Eric Adams case

The number of resignations over the Justice Department's order to drop the charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams is growing, and has delayed the DOJ's efforts to end the case. CBS News' ...

CBS News - 4d

Officials Resigned After Refusing to Drop Adams Case

Also, a look inside the Murdoch family succession saga. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

The New York Times - 5d

Judges Generally Let Prosecutors Drop Charges. Maybe Not for Adams.

Judge Dale E. Ho will weigh the request after the resignation of Manhattan’s U.S. attorney and her accusations of misconduct.

The New York Times - 3d

Eric Adams' deputies resign amid dismissal of charges and cooperation with Trump

Eric Adams' future as New York City mayor is growing more uncertain after four of his deputies resigned after Adams agreed to cooperate with the Trump administration on immigration enforcement. ...

NBC News - 12h

What to know about resignations around order to drop Eric Adams case

Danielle Sassoon, the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, has resigned after the Justice Department told her to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric ...

CBS News - 4d

Eric Adams reacts to Justice Department motion to drop his corruption charges

The Department of Justice submitted an official request to dismiss New York City Mayor Eric Adams' federal corruption case. Adams is trying to reassure New Yorkers that he is solely beholden to ...

CBS News - 2d

Four deputies to New York mayor resign in fallout over dropped corruption charges

Departures follow justice department shelving charges widely seen as reward for Eric Adams helping Trump administration. Four deputies to New York’s mayor, Eric Adams, resigned on Monday as the ...

The Guardian - 1d

Justice Department moves to drop case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams

Adams has spent time with President Donald Trump recently, including meeting with him in South Florida and attending his inauguration.

ABC News - Feb. 10

Why the DOJ says it's dropping the corruption case against NYC Mayor Eric Adams

CBS News legal contributor Caroline Polisi joins "CBS Mornings" to break down the Department of Justice's decision to drop its corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. He was facing ...

CBS News - Feb. 11

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

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