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Eric Adams, US attorney and Danielle Sassoon

Who is Danielle Sassoon, the US attorney who resigned rather than drop charges against Eric Adams?

She was appointed as the interim U.S. Attorney for the district on Jan. 21 and had not brought the initial charges against Adams. Those charges were brought by former U.S. Attorney Damian Williams, a Democrat who resigned after Trump won reelection.

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Acting US attorney in New York and five others quit after being told to drop Eric Adams case

Three senior Justice Department officials in New York and Washington resigned Thursday instead of complying with orders from the Trump administration to dismiss the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

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Acting Manhattan US Attorney Danielle Sassoon steps down after Trump DOJ orders Eric Adams case to be dropped

It was not immediately clear who would replace Sassoon, who was named as interim SDNY chief last month while the president’s pick to lead the office, Jay Clayton, awaits confirmation.

joe biden, United States Attorney and White House

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Donald Trump Fires Biden-Appointed US Attorneys

The White House has not coordinated the terminations with the Justice Department office that oversees the attorneys.

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White House sends termination letters to some Biden-appointed US Attorneys, email shows

The Trump White House on Wednesday sent termination notices to several U.S. Attorneys around the country who had been appointed by Democratic President Joe Biden, according to an excerpt of an email reviewed by Reuters.

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Md. U.S. attorney resigns amid White House purge of Biden holdovers

Democratic allies and even some Republicans lobbied for the Trump administration to keep Barron in place, citing the state’s decline in violent crime during his tenure.

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Democrats cheer conservative US attorney who resigned over Adams case

Several Democrats in both chambers of Congress celebrated the conservative U.S. attorney from the Southern District of New ...

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Former Seattle US Attorney sees ‘painful’ parallels between his firing and current moves by Trump

Seattle U.S. Attorney John McKay and eight colleagues were fired in 2006 by the George W. Bush administration for what ...

US Attorney General Pam Bondi orders murderer returned to Oklahoma for execution

John Fitzgerald Hanson is serving a life sentence at the U.S. Penitentiary in Pollock, Louisiana. His return for execution ...

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READ: Resignation letter from acting US attorney in New York and DOJ’s response

The acting US attorney for the Southern District of New York, Danielle Sassoon, resigned from her position in a letter to the ...

Apple to Restore TikTok on US App Store After Attorney General's Letter, Bloomberg News Reports

(Reuters) - Apple will restore ByteDance-owned TikTok on its U.S. App Store on Thursday following a directive from U.S.

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US Attorney for NC’s Western District steps down

CHARLOTTE, NC – The US Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, which includes Charlotte, stepped down from her position on Wednesday. President Joe Biden nominated Dena J. King to the ...

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Attorney general says US sues New York officials over immigration enforcement

The U.S. Justice Department has sued New York state officials over alleged failures to enforce federal immigration law, ...

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