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Who is Danielle Sassoon? Top Manhattan prosecutor quit after DOJ ordered Adams charges dropped

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Newest development Feb 14, 2025 · 3 reportsWho is Danielle Sassoon, the acting US attorney in New York who quit amid directive to drop Eric Adams corruption case?

Danielle Sassoon, a Republican who was interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced her resignation in an email to her staff

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    Who is Danielle Sassoon? Top Manhattan prosecutor quit after DOJ ordered Adams charges dropped

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    Who is Danielle Sassoon, the acting US attorney in New York who quit amid directive to drop Eric Adams corruption case?

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  1. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Acting US attorney in Manhattan, NYC resigns after directive to drop case against Mayor Eric Adams (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    Acting US Attorney for Southern District of New York Danielle Sassoon resigned amid a DOJ directive to drop Eric Adams' charges.

  2. NBC New York

    Acting Manhattan US attorney resigns after refusing orders to drop case against New York City mayor (opens NBC New York)

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    Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Danielle Sassoon has resigned, a senior official says.

  3. Gothamist

    Acting Manhattan US attorney quits amid Trump (opens Gothamist)

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    Danielle Sassoon resigned on Thursday, according to a spokesperson with the U.S. attorney

  4. Newsweek

    Who is Danielle Sassoon? What we know as U.S. attorney resigns (opens Newsweek)

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    Two other Justice Department officials resigned after being ordered to dismiss corruption charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams.

  5. New York Times

    Danielle Sassoon, Manhattan Federal Prosecutor, Quits After Adams Case Is Ordered Dropped (opens New York Times)

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    Danielle R. Sassoon, the interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, quit after the Justice Department told her to withdraw corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams.

  6. New York Post

    Acting Manhattan US Attorney Danielle Sassoon steps down after Trump DOJ orders Eric Adams case to be dropped (opens New York Post)

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    The acting Manhattan US attorney stepped down Thursday after President Trump’s Department of Justice ordered her office to drop its criminal...

  7. ABC 7 New York

    Acting US attorney in Manhattan resigns after directive to drop case against Mayor Eric Adams (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    Danielle Sassoon resigned Thursday as the acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.

  8. CNN

    Who is Danielle Sassoon, the acting US attorney in New York who quit amid directive to drop Eric Adams corruption case? (opens CNN)

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    Danielle Sassoon, who resigned from her position as Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor, oversaw all investigations into federal crimes in the Southern District of New York, including the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams that the Trump administration has directed be dropped.

  9. NBC New York

    Who is Danielle Sassoon? Top Manhattan prosecutor quit after DOJ ordered Adams charges dropped (opens NBC New York)

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    Danielle Sassoon, a Republican who was interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced her resignation in an email to her staff

  10. MyNorthwest

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

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    NEW YORK (AP) — Danielle Sassoon had served just three weeks as interim U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York when she penned a letter to

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