Rebellion at Trump's DOJ Over Eric Adams Cheered by Conservative Attorney
President Donald Trump 's Department of Justice (DOJ) is grappling with mass resignations following the department's push to ...
Reason6d
Federal Prosecutors Routinely Use Carrots and Sticks to "Induce" Defendants to "Support [DOJ] Policy Objectives"
The Adams Affair continues. Yesterday, I wrote about Hagan Scotten's resignation letter. Here, I want to focus on another sentence Scotten wrote that does not quite make the point he intended ...
New York Post4d
Half of NYC’s deputy mayors dramatically resign in wake of Eric Adams’ controversial reprieve from Trump DOJ
Hagan Scotten — an assistant US attorney and the lead prosecutor on the case — in his own resignation letter wrote that only a “fool” or “coward” would comply with the DOJ order ...
Al Jazeera English4d
Federal prosecutor blames Trump administration pressure for resignation
Hagan Scotten, said in his resignation letter. “If no lawyer within earshot of the President is willing to give him that advice, then I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a ...
France 244d
New York city council demands mayor's resignation following corruption case dismissal
The most recent was assistant US attorney Hagan Scotten, who said Friday only a "fool" or a "coward" would comply. Scotten's boss, acting US attorney Danielle Sassoon, submitted her resignation to ...
Justice Department and Eric Adams face judge over NYC mayor's charges
NYC Mayor Eric Adams' corruption charges face scrutiny as a federal judge evaluates the Justice Department's dismissal ...
Another prosecutor resigns in latest fallout from Justice Department turmoil over NYC mayor's case
Another key prosecutor has resigned in the Manhattan federal prosecutor's office as the fallout continues over the Justice ...
Judge vacates trial for New York City mayor but appoints counsel to advise on next steps
Eric Adams was indicted in September and accused of accepting more than $100,000 in illegal campaign contributions and travel ...
Los Angeles Times5d
Analysis: Trump vowed to take politics out of prosecutions. The Eric Adams case tells a different story
The order, which triggered an extraordinary rebellion and the resignation of seven anti ... or to those who appointed me,” she went on. Hagan Scotten, the lead prosecutor on the case, was ...