DOJ leader Emil Bove pushed other lawyers to drop Eric Adams case. Why didn’t he just do it himself?
DOJ leader Emil Bove pushed other lawyers to drop Eric Adams case. Why didn’t he just do it himself? - The official in the Justice Department sent federal prosecutors in Manhattan and Washington, D.C.
‘It was never going to be me’: How Trump’s DOJ sparked a crisis and mass resignations over the Eric Adams case
The morning after the mass resignation of prosecutors sparked a crisis inside the Trump Justice Department, acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove led a meeting with the Justice Department’s public integrity section.
Has NYC Mayor Eric Adams' case been dropped? Here's what we know as top officials quit
The top prosecutor in the case against NY Mayor Eric Adams quit Friday amid growing pressure by the Trump admin's DOJ to drop the charges against him.
Another Adams prosecutor quits, challenges Bove to find a ‘fool’ to drop case
Another prosecutor in the case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) has quit in light of the Justice Department directing the charges against him be dropped, daring Deputy Attorney General
What to Make of the DOJ’s Attempt to Strong-Arm Its Prosecutors Into Dismissing the Eric Adams Charges
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DOJ Standoff Ends: Trump’s DOJ Asks Judge To Drop Eric Adams Charges—After 7 Prosecutors Resign
Prosecutor Hagan Scotten resigned on Friday following the resignation of six other DOJ prosecutors who would not drop the case against Mayor Eric Adams.
DOJ asks court to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams
A top official from Washington intervened after federal prosecutors in Manhattan rebuffed his demands to drop the case and some quit in protest.
Justice officials move to drop Adams case after 7 lawyers refuse, resign in protest
As resignations continue, acting deputy attorney general Emil Bove told prosecutors in Washington to find someone who would seek to dismiss the charges.
'Trump's whims supplant rule of law': DOJ dismisses Adams case
After an internal revolt, the Justice Department dropped corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Seven prosecutors resigned rather than carry out the order -- and only after extreme pressure on the Public Integrity unit from Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove was the motion filed.
7th U.S. prosecutor quits as DOJ seeks to drop charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams
A seventh federal prosecutor resigned Friday after the Department of Justice ordered criminal corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams dropped.
Justice Department asks court to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams
The Justice Department asked a court Friday to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, with a top ...
Emil Bove Revived His Career Defending Trump. Now He’s Upending the Justice Department.
Lawyer Emil Bove went from a dreary Manhattan courtroom to upending the Justice Department in a matter of days. Fresh from ...
The Letter From Emil Bove Accepting Danielle Sassoon’s Resignation, Annotated
A letter from Emil Bove III, acting deputy attorney general, accepting the resignation of Danielle R. Sassoon, Manhattan’s ...
Eric Adams denies quid pro quo, urges New Yorkers to put this ‘episode behind us'
Former U.S. attorney Danielle Sassoon alleged that New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ lawyers “repeatedly urged what amounted to ...
Trump’s feared DOJ enforcer has a secret: He, too, investigated Jan. 6
The acting DOJ official behind a potential witch hunt against prosecutors and FBI agents who investigated the Capitol riot ...
Amid internal revolt, US justice department moves to drop graft case against NYC mayor
At least seven prosecutors in New York and Washington resigned rather than follow Bove’s order to suspend the case, including ...
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Lead Prosecutor in Adams Case Resigns With Scathing Letter: Not ‘Enough of a Fool or Enough of a Coward To File Your Motion’
On Monday, the acting deputy attorney general, Emil Bove, issued a memo to prosecutors at Manhattan ordering that they ...
Trump Official’s Demand in Adams Case Forces Justice Dept. Showdown
A crisis at the department over the Eric Adams case is an early test of the criminal justice system’s resilience against a ...