{"id":2402486,"date":"2025-02-13T18:55:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T23:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manhattan-us-attorney-resigns-after-order-to-drop-adams-charges-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-13T18:56:01","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T23:56:01","slug":"manhattan-us-attorney-resigns-after-order-to-drop-adams-charges-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manhattan-us-attorney-resigns-after-order-to-drop-adams-charges-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Manhattan US attorney resigns after order to drop Adams charges &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmanhattan-us-attorney-resigns-after-order-to-drop-adams-charges-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2402486&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article\u2064 discusses the resignation of Manhattan&#8217;s acting U.S. attorney, Danielle Sassoon, and two Justice \u2063Department officials\u2063 following an order to drop charges against \u2063New York City Mayor Eric adams. Sassoon expressed \u2062her confusion \u200dand disagreement with the \u2062directive in an eight-page letter addressed to the Attorney General, stating that dismissing the\u2062 case would undermine public\u200c confidence \u2064in the Justice department.She argued \u200bfor the possibility of pursuing a\u2064 superseding indictment \u200cagainst Adams linked to allegations\u200d of obstruction and evidence\u200d tampering.<\/p>\n<p>The Deputy Acting\u2064 Attorney General, Emil Bove, criticized Sassoon&#8217;s stance, describing her\u2062 prosecution of Adams \u200bas politically \u2062motivated and stating \u2063that her actions could endanger New York City. He asserted that the case against Adams would now be handled\u2062 by the\u2064 Justice Department \u200cand ultimately dismissed. Sassoon&#8217;s\u2063 refusal to \u2063comply with \u200cthe directive and her resignation highlight tensions within the Justice Department \u2064regarding how\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-much-has-fani-williss-trump-case-been-aided-by-washington\/\" title=\"To what extent has Washington supported Fani Willis&#039;s Trump ...\">cases involving public \u2064officials<\/a> should be handled. The \u2062charges against\u2062 Adams, which encompass \u200dbribery \u2062and\u2063 campaign finance violations, are set\u200d for trial in April, but he has denied any\u2063 wrongdoing and claimed the indictment to be politically motivated.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Manhattan US attorney and DOJ officials resign after order to drop Adams charges<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1993554\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The top<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Manhattan<\/a> federal attorney resigned after being ordered to drop the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/corruption\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">corruption<\/a> case against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">New York City<\/a> Mayor Eric Adams.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Danielle Sassoon quit on Thursday alongside two Justice Department officials working in its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senior-doj-official-recently-flagged-in-fbi-whistleblower-probe-played-key-role-in-louis-lerner-irs-targeting-scandal\/\" title=\"Senior DOJ Official Recently Flagged in FBI Whistleblower Probe Played Key Role in Louis Lerner IRS Targeting Scandal\">public integrity section<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sassoon wrote an eight-page letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, detailing her refusal to drop the case and how she was &ldquo;baffled&rdquo; by the decision to drop the charges in a way that was &ldquo;in seeming collaboration with Adams&rsquo; counsel.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>At the end, she signaled that she would resign if the directive wasn&rsquo;t changed or reconsidered.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This undated image provided by the U.S. Attorney&rsquo;s Office for the Southern District of New York shows Danielle R. Sassoon, interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. (U.S. Attorney&rsquo;s Office, Southern District of New York via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Deputy acting Attorney General Emil Bove had directed her to drop the case entirely. Instead, Sassoon wrote the letter refusing to dismiss the case to Bondi and also suggested Manhattan prosecutors could file a superseding indictment of Adams alleging that he &ldquo;destroyed and instructed others to destroy evidence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have proposed a superseding indictment that would add an obstruction conspiracy count based on evidence that Adams destroyed and instructed others to destroy evidence and provide false information to the FBI, and that would add further factual allegations regarding his participation in a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">fraudulent straw donor scheme<\/a>,&rdquo; she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Sassoon also believed that dismissing the case would reinforce allegations that the Justice Department is weaponized rather than proving the opposite. &ldquo;Confidence in the Department would best be restored by means well beyond dismissal,&rdquo; she added, before speaking about the superseding indictment.<\/p>\n<p>She also said that Bove&rsquo;s order to dismiss the case was &ldquo;inconsistent with my ability and duty to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-investigation-jordan-demands-garland-hand-over-smith-special-counsel-memo\/\" title=\"Jordan demands Garland give up Smith memo in Trump probe.\">prosecute federal crimes<\/a> without fear or favor and to advance good-faith arguments before the courts.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have always considered it my obligation to pursue justice impartially, without favor to the wealthy or those who occupy important public office, or harsher treatment for the less powerful,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;I therefore deem it necessary to the faithful discharge of my duties to raise the concerns expressed in this letter with you and to request an opportunity to meet to discuss them further.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bove accepted her resignation in his own letter, calling her prosecution &ldquo;politically motivated&rdquo; and that she had &ldquo;lost sight of the oath&rdquo; that she took when she started at the Justice Department. He added that Sassoon&rsquo;s suggestion that she retains &ldquo;discretion to interpret the Constitution in a manner inconsistent with the policies of a democratically elected President and a Senate-confirmed Attorney General&rdquo; is false.<\/p>\n<p>The acting deputy attorney general said that Adams&rsquo;s prosecution will be transferred to the Justice Department, which will dismiss the charges.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the rest of his letter, Bove often scolds Sassoon, even saying her actions &ldquo;endangered&rdquo; New York City. He also noted that he felt she didn&rsquo;t consider her predecessor, Damian Williams&rsquo;s actions as politicizing and tainting her office.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I take no pleasure in imposing these measures, initiating investigations, and requiring personnel from the Justice Department to come to your District to do work that your team should have done and was required to do,&rdquo; he concluded.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In this instance, however, that is what is necessary to continue the process of reconciliation and restoration of the Department of Justice&rsquo;s core values, as the Attorney General explained on February 5, 2025,&rdquo; Bove added.<\/p>\n<p>Adams was scheduled to go on trial for the charges in the indictment, which included bribery and campaign finance violations, in April. He has denied wrongdoing in the case and suggested, like Bove, that the indictment was politically motivated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1993554\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1993554\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manhattan US attorney resigns after being told to drop Adams case<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2402487,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/eric-adams-nye-1.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50366,9519,4975,33577],"class_list":["post-2402486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-adams-charges","tag-manhattan","tag-resigns","tag-us-attorney"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/eric-adams-nye-1.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2402486"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402486\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2402490,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402486\/revisions\/2402490"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2402487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2402486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2402486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2402486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}