The Latest Breaking News from Emil Bove

Danielle Sassoon had served just three weeks as interim U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York when she penned a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi saying she could not follow a directive to drop the office’s corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams

A top federal prosecutor accused the DOJ of pressuring her office to drop charges against Eric Adams for his support of Trump's immigration policies.

Kathy Hochul is the only official with power to remove the NYC mayor from office

Veteran official puts name to withdrawal of corruption charges to avert further mass resignations by prosecutors

Plus: Possible quid pro quo between the DOJ and Eric Adams, DEI in the federal government, and more...

State Sen. Mike Gianaris said "Eric Adams is clearly compromised and can no longer be considered the legitimate leader of our city"

Other legal experts have drawn comparisons to past instances of executive overreach, such as the firing of FBI Director James Comey during Trump's first term

Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove instructed Danielle Sassoon, the Acting U.S. Attorney for SDNY, to dismiss the indictment against New… The post Invoking Scalia in the Sovereign District appeared first on Reason.com.

Resignations of Justice Department officials over corruption case dismissal order for NYC Mayor Eric Adams raise concerns about political interference.

A conservative-aligned DOJ official quit before ending the five-count corruption case against NYC mayor Eric Adams

Three top federal prosecutors have resigned after the Department of Justice demanded they drop the corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.