At least six prosecutors, including the acting U.S. attorney in Manhattan, have stepped down over the DOJ order to dismiss corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams
At least six prosecutors, including the acting U.S. attorney in Manhattan, have stepped down over the DOJ order to dismiss corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams
At least six prosecutors, including the acting U.S. attorney in Manhattan, have stepped down over the DOJ order to dismiss corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams.
e; original archive link seems to be broken, so here's some alternatives
now he can put his own loyalists in those positions to go after enemies of the
statediaper.These were his loyalists. He purged the career staff from leadership/management positions in these offices, and replaced them with people like these 6 prosecutors (conservative credentials like clerking for Scalia). The leadership in the Public Integrity Section got forced out (either resigned or got reassigned to an immigration task force), so the leaders who remained were specifically appointed by Trump.
The US Attorneys generally all resign upon a change of administration, unless asked to stay, and this Danielle Sassoon was appointed acting US Attorney by Trump. She's a conservative Republican.
They were going to get fired anyway. It was already in the works. Resigning keeps their hands clean of this mess and likely protects them from some forms of retaliation. They've already been threatened to be investigated by their replacements. The US Attorney General is Trump's personal lawyer. There is no way these people would not have been booted.
This PBS article goes into the punishments they were looking at for sticking to their duty. OP's article goes more into why they were incorrect on not dropping charges despite the pressure being put on them.
The people who resigned weren't being weak. They were doing their duty to uphold the law, and they got thrown out. The resignations are just a F- you on their way out.
Is this the mayor who slandered Luigi and infringed his right to a fair trial?
Yes, it is the former cop and "tough on crime" aka police attacks on racialized people mayor.
Why are they stepping down instead of making an actual stand and forcing their hand? Just making it easier for them. This is exactly what they want.
I agree. I understand if you're a meager little underling, but if you're in charge of investigating, then you need to take a stand and use the power you wield to stop or slow them down.
Now make a law firm and get Luigi acquitted.
I wouldn’t blame anyone resigning voluntarily over this. Can you imagine the energy, dedication and countless hours they’d have put into building this case only to have it thrown away on a whim?! It would be close to impossible to stay motivated in any job after something like this. Honestly, good on them for prioritizing their safety and mental health over a thankless job.
This is how the Republicans are really gutting the government - by breaking the spirits of the most dedicated employees. This regime is going to be the biggest shock to US government since Reagan and the American people will be suffering from its impacts for decades.
thrown away on a whim?!
It wasn't thrown away on a whim, it was dismissed without prejudice. It was transformed into a gun held to the corrupt mayor's head so that the Trump administration can extract as much value as possible from him while he still has some power.
In my opinion, it's even more fucked up. Double corruption - corruption charges put on hold so that so the defendant can be extorted.
Link says it's not archived...
Huh, it was working but yeah now seems to be broken, not sure what happened there, but thanks for the heads up
Try one of these two