Adams’s Lead Prosecutor Quits Defiantly: ‘It Was Never Going to Be Me’
Hagan Scotten told Justice Department officials that he would not be party to a political prosecution. He was the latest in ...
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The Trump Administration Has Finally Gotten a Media Scandal They Can't Lie Their Way Out Of
I t now appears that the administration may have screwed the pooch in the most exquisite way possible—by assuming that everyone they've brought into the government is as unprinc ...
Haggen 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 ...
Lead prosecutor on Adams case resigns, slams Trump DOJ’s ‘dismissal-with-leverage’ gambit on way out: ‘Never going to be me’
The Justice Department’s order to toss Mayor Eric Adams’ criminal case — while leaving the option open of resurrecting it after November — is a “serious mistake” that keeps Hizzoner beholden to ...
Trump DOJ's order to drop Eric Adams case sparks mass resignations
Six senior Justice Department officials resigned rather than dismiss charges against New York City's mayor, Eric Adams, as ...
Who is Danielle Sassoon, the US attorney who resigned rather than drop charges against Eric Adams?
Danielle Sassoon had served just three weeks as interim U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York when she penned a ...