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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ariana Baio

Republican federal prosecutor for Manhattan quits after being ordered to drop charges against Mayor Eric Adams

The acting U.S. attorney for Manhattan resigned from her job Thursday after she was ordered to drop the corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

Danielle Sassoon, a Republican who was appointed to be the acting head of the Southern District of New York by President Donald Trump weeks ago, notified her office three days after she failed to act in accordance with a memo from the Justice Department requesting prosecutors drop the charges.

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