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

• 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.
  
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  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 ...
  
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• 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 ...
  
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  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.
  
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  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.
  
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  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 ...
  
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• 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."
  
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• 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

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