Manhattan US Attorney resigns over 'rushed' DOJ process to drop charges against Eric Adams
Sassoon said federal prosecutors planned to charge Adams with destroying evidence and instructing others to do so, which would have added to his case.
Judge questions New York City Mayor Adams over government's request to drop his criminal case
New York City Mayor Eric Adams told a federal judge that he hasn't committed a crime and doesn't fear that the Justice ...
Trump 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 ...
Making sense of the Eric Adams flap
At the very least, the Eric Adams affair should be a lesson for the Justice Department in how to handle a politically ...
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As Gov. Hochul weighs removing Mayor Adams, Lt. Gov. Delgado says he 'speaks for New Yorkers'
It’s the second time in a year that Antonio Delgado has bucked Kathy Hochul on a public demand for a fellow Democrat to step ...
How Trump’s Justice Department has gutted the government’s ability to chase public corruption
The Trump administration has gutted the federal government’s ability to fight public corruption in a matter of weeks.
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Former Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison on corruption charges
Bob Menendez arrives at federal court in New ... up the cesspool and restores the integrity to the system." Danielle Sassoon, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, said in ...
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Trump’s 'border czar' threatens Mayor Adams on NYC’s immigration enforcement cooperation
In an appearance with the mayor on a conservative news show, Tom Homan said he would return to the city if Adams “doesn’t ...
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What the Eric Adams Case Tells Us About Public Corruption Prosecutions
The Supreme Court has made public corruption cases more difficult. The Justice Department's actions in New York suggests they ...