The acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York has resigned from her post after the Justice Department directed her to drop charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D).
A spokesperson for the U.S. attorney’s office confirmed that Danielle Sassoon stepped down from her post on Thursday afternoon.
They didn’t elaborate on the reasoning behind her decision, but it comes just days after the DOJ told her that the charges against Adams should be dropped, arguing that the case “improperly interfered” with Adams’s reelection campaign and restricted his ability to address illegal immigration and violent crime.
The memo from acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove notably didn’t argue against the legitimacy of any evidence gathered against Adams or evaluate the strength of the case.
