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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Larry Neumeister

Ex-top prosecutor who resigned rather than drop Adams case defends her integrity in court testimony

FTX Sassoon Testimony - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The former interim U.S. attorney who quit rather than drop the criminal case against New York Mayor Eric Adams defended her integrity during testimony Thursday in Manhattan federal court.

Danielle Sassoon testified for more than an hour as a defense lawyer tried to convince a judge that she had suggested that prosecutors would not criminally charge a woman with crimes related to the FTX cryptocurrency scandal if the woman’s boyfriend pleaded guilty.

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