U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon, appointed by Trump, resigned rather than obey an order to dismiss criminal charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams.

Danielle Sassoon, the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, submitted her resignation Thursday, ...

The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan resigned Thursday after being ordered by the Justice Department to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

Danielle Sassoon, a Republican, quit rather than follow an order to stop pursuing corruption allegations against Eric Adams.

Danielle Sassoon, who resigned from her position as Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor, oversaw all investigations into ...

Danielle Sassoon has resigned as the acting U.S. attorney in Manhattan after the Justice Department ordered the corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams to be dismissed.

Manhattan’s U.S. attorney resigned this afternoon rather than obey an order from a top Justice Department official to drop ...

Six senior Justice Department officials, including Manhattan's top federal prosecutor, resigned on Thursday rather than ...

The former acting New York U.S. attorney said Adams' attorneys had offered "what amounted to a quid pro quo" — helping the ...