As reported earlier, Acting US Attorney for the SDNY Danielle Sassoon abruptly resigned just a few days after she was ordered to drop charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams.
At least six federal prosecutors have resigned after Trump’s DOJ dropped charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
On Monday, the Trump Justice Department moved to drop federal charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
President Trump’s Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove instructed federal prosecutors in New York to drop the case.
Emil Bove’s directive to drop the charges against Eric Adams prompted Danielle Sassoon to write a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi.
On Wednesday, Danielle Sassoon informed Attorney General Pam Bondi that she was preparing to bring a superseding indictment against Eric Adams in response to the department’s move to dismiss the charges.
Sassoon claimed Adams’ lawyer was engaging in quid pro quo.
“Adams’s attorneys repeatedly urged what amounted to a quid pro quo, indicating that Adams would be in a position to assist with Department’s enforcement priorities only if the indictment were dismissed,” Sassoon wrote, according to NBC News. “Mr. Bove admonished a member of my team who took notes during that meeting and directed the collection of those notes at the meeting’s conclusion.”
Emil Bove blasted Danielle Sassoon after she abruptly resigned on Thursday in a blistering 8-page letter obtained by NBC News.
Bove said the DOJ will not tolerate the misconduct and insubordination.
NBC News reported:
After Sassoon informed Bove of her resignation, he sent her a blistering eight-page letter in which he blasted her refusal to immediately drop the charges. Bove also placed at least two other prosecutors who worked on the case on leave, according to the letter, which was obtained by NBC News.
“The Justice Department will not tolerate the insubordination and apparent misconduct reflected in the approach that you and your office have taken in this matter,” Bove wrote. “Your office’s insubordination is little more than a preference to avoid a duty that you regard as unpleasant and politically inconvenient.”
But legal experts noted that Bove, in a highly unusual move, said in his memo Monday that the Justice Department could renew its investigation of Adams in the future. That step raised concerns that the department could use its threat of prosecution as leverage against Adams to help the Trump administration achieve its goals.
