A few days after President Trump’s Department of Justice ordered federal prosecutors to drop the charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, several top officials have abruptly resigned.
Acting US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Danielle Sassoon, was the first to quit.
She was ordered to drop the corruption case against NYC Mayor Adams by the DOJ, who claimed the case was politically motivated…, but instead, Sassoon turned in her resignation.
Sassoon was followed by two senior officials in the DOJ, John Keller and Kevin Driscoll, as well as three more DOJ deputies: Rob Heberle, Jenn Clarke and Marco Palmieri.
Here’s what we know:
BREAKING: Six top DOJ officials resign over order to drop Eric Adams case — AP
Those resigning include Acting US Attorney Danielle Sassoon, Acting Head of the Public Integrity Section John Keller, Rob Heberle, Jenn Clarke, and Marco Palmieri of Public Integrity, and Kevin…
— Douglass Mackey (@DougMackeyCase) February 14, 2025
🚨🇺🇸 THREE TOP DOJ OFFICIALS RESIGN AFTER ORDER TO DROP NYC MAYOR’S CASE
Three senior DOJ officials—Danielle Sassoon, John Keller, and Kevin Driscoll—resigned today after refusing to drop bribery and fraud charges against Mayor Eric Adams.
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