Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove sent a memo telling the U.S. Attorney's office in Manhattan to dismiss the case against Adams.
Donald Trump raged at his longtime home state as "the most corrupt" in the U.S. — hours after his Justice Department dropped corruption charges against New York City's mayor.The DOJ's Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove,
Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor, Danielle Sassoon, and five high-ranking Justice Department officials have resigned after she refused an order to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams vowed to regain the public's trust Tuesday as the Justice Department moved to halt his criminal corruption case, an extraordinary directive
The U.S. Justice Department has sharply stepped back its anti-corruption efforts under President Donald Trump, from loosening enforcement of laws meant to stop companies from bribing foreign officials to directing its prosecutors to drop a criminal case against New York Mayor Eric Adams.
The department dropped a case against former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, withdrew from an investigation against Rep. Andy Ogles, and moved to dismiss the case against New York Mayor Eric Adams.
The Justice Department sued Gov. Kathy Hochul, state Attorney General Letitia James and the head of the DMV and asked a judge to invalidate the Green Light Law.
Six senior Justice Department officials, including Manhattans top federal prosecutor Danielle Sassoon, resigned rather than comply with an order to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan has resigned on the heels of a directive by the Department of Justice to toss her office’s pending criminal case against New York Mayor Eric Adams. Danielle Sassoon,
The Department of Justice has ordered the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams to be dismissed, according to a department official.
The liberal resistance movement against President Trump has been disappointing at best, and utterly nonexistent at worst.  A prime example of this is New York City Mayor Eric Adams.  On Feb. 11, the United States Department of Justice dropped the mayor’s federal bribery and corruption charges.
Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor, Danielle Sassoon, and five high-ranking Justice Department officials resigned Thursday after she refused an order to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams — a stunning escalation in a dayslong standoff over the Trump administration prioritizing political aims over criminal culpability.