Hagan Scotten, lead Adams’ prosecutor, resigns telling DOJ only a ‘coward’ will follow order to drop case
One of the lead prosecutors handling the sweeping public corruption case against Mayor Adams resigned on Friday — in a ...
Trump Official’s Demand in Adams Case Forces Justice Dept. Showdown
A crisis at the department over the Eric Adams case is an early test of the criminal justice system’s resilience against a ...
DOJ boss Bove dangles big promotions for dropping Eric Adams case after mass resignations
Emil Bove, the top DOJ official who told prosecutors to dismiss the case against New York's mayor, represented Donald Trump ...
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.
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, ...
DOJ official targeting Jan. 6 investigators worked on those cases himself
The No. 2 acting official at the DOJ, Emil Bove, has been shaking up the agency and its past work on the 2021 Capitol riot. But he also has his own history with Jan. 6 cases. Support NPR and hear ...
Trump border czar warns Eric Adams not to violate ‘agreement' as DOJ orders case dismissal
A top Justice Department official and former defense lawyer for President Donald Trump has seen six top prosecutors quit over ...
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Valentine's Day Massacre Underway At The DOJ
After resignations by conservative lawyers in the SDNY, there are lots of firings which are about to or already have happened.
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Justice Department Officials Resign in Protest Over ‘Quid Pro Quo’ for Eric Adams
The top Manhattan federal prosecutor and five other officials quit rather than dismiss charges against the mayor in part of ...
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Prosecutors Resign Over Trump Ordering DOJ to Drop Case Against NYC Mayor
The DOJ had ordered the case against Mayor Eric Adams to be dropped following weeks of his cozying up to Trump.
US Department of Justice to stop defending independence of FTC, NLRB, letter says
The U.S. Department of Justice will cease defending the independent status of three consumer and worker protection agencies, ...
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) ...