There is no news yet but a letter to former US District Attorney for New York Danielle Sassoon from the 11th fired her for NOT dropping her case against Adams

and placed all her subordinates on paid leave pending a review by the Justice Department.

in the letter it states in accordance with Trump EO "Ending Weaponization of Government" the DOJ attorneys were directly told to drop the case against Adams

Sassoon refused to drop the case.

USAttorney's office from the southern district of NY has been a cesspool of lawfare for the past 4 years, and really from before that. She was the interim USA but has resigned in a huff apparently.

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The U.S. Department of Justice, of which the prosecutorial office is part, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Adams's attorney and spokesperson did not return inquiries by publication time.
Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove recently ordered Sassoon to drop corruption charges, including accepting illegal campaign contributions, against Adams, a Democrat.

Bove said the timing of the charges threatened the case's integrity because they came after Adams criticized former President Joe Biden's administration over its handling of immigration. He also said the prosecution "has unduly restricted Mayor Adams's ability to devote full attention and resources to the illegal immigration and violent crime that escalated under the policies of the prior Administration."

Bove said prosecutors should end the case, but without prejudicewhich means that it can be refiled laterand that whoever becomes the Senate-confirmed U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York should, following New York City's fall 2025 mayoral election, review the matter. Trump has nominated Jay Clayton, former chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, to the post.

"There shall be no further targeting of Mayor Adams or additional investigative steps prior to that review, and you are further directed to take all steps within your power to cause Mayor Adams's security clearances to be restored," Bove said.

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This was a political prosecution because Adams started going off the reservation about how wonderful the Biden migrant invasion was. Trump needs to get his people in charge at DoJ including the USA's. At least pausing the lawfare from Biden's era of corruption makes perfect sense, imho, and I'm not surprised a holdover interim 'Republican' USA in the SDNY office is pissy about it.

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This was a political prosecution because Adams started going off the reservation about how wonderful the Biden migrant invasion was. Trump needs to get his people in charge at DoJ including the USA's. At least pausing the lawfare from Biden's era of corruption makes perfect sense, imho, and I'm not surprised a holdover interim 'Republican' USA in the SDNY office is pissy about it.

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If the case against Adams was political prosecution why isn't the justice department dropping it with prejudice rather than without prejudice? Wouldn't it be right thing to do to be to drop the charges outright rather than with conditions to hold over the defendant to make sure he complies with political agenda?

nortex97 said:

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USAttorney's office from the southern district of NY has been a cesspool of lawfare for the past 4 years, and really from before that. She was the interim USA but has resigned in a huff apparently.

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The U.S. Department of Justice, of which the prosecutorial office is part, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Adams's attorney and spokesperson did not return inquiries by publication time.
Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove recently ordered Sassoon to drop corruption charges, including accepting illegal campaign contributions, against Adams, a Democrat.

Bove said the timing of the charges threatened the case's integrity because they came after Adams criticized former President Joe Biden's administration over its handling of immigration. He also said the prosecution "has unduly restricted Mayor Adams's ability to devote full attention and resources to the illegal immigration and violent crime that escalated under the policies of the prior Administration."

Bove said prosecutors should end the case, but without prejudicewhich means that it can be refiled laterand that whoever becomes the Senate-confirmed U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York should, following New York City's fall 2025 mayoral election, review the matter. Trump has nominated Jay Clayton, former chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, to the post.

"There shall be no further targeting of Mayor Adams or additional investigative steps prior to that review, and you are further directed to take all steps within your power to cause Mayor Adams's security clearances to be restored," Bove said.

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This was a political prosecution because Adams started going off the reservation about how wonderful the Biden migrant invasion was. Trump needs to get his people in charge at DoJ including the USA's. At least pausing the lawfare from Biden's era of corruption makes perfect sense, imho, and I'm not surprised a holdover interim 'Republican' USA in the SDNY office is pissy about it.

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But I thought Trump would go after every democrat and put them in jail.

The 3D chess is now 30D Chess. Sacrifice the knight to take the rook.

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The interim US Attorney was a Trump hire and former law clerk for Scalia. She's not some woke moron.

While I do think the Biden DOJ would have turned a blind eye had he not been critical of the immigration policy, there was significant evidence Adams accepted foreign bribes. The case against him seemed legitimate.

To me, this case being dropped is an example of mutual backscratching.

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If we dont prosecute people the grift keeps happening. Don't like that they dropped the case.

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And, keep in mind, Ship had worked in the SDNY office for years.

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I believe he worked in US attorney's office in Hawaii and California, not SDNY. Either way, he's a great follow.

He has always very strong well reasoned takes. He is great at providing legal analysis and insight on criminal matters and procedure.

Very different than many people out there who are just rage baiters or saying what will get them more "likes"

Ah, I guess you are right, but I could've sworn he has talked about working there, and knowing that office well. He actually held it in high regard from his time there as I recalled? Anyway, I agree with you. He does get pissy with people though on X and that cracks me up (such as with Julie/others trying to pretend to be legal experts).

To the other poster above, Trump's hired and fired a lot of attorneys over the years, and that she is a republican and/or also was hired by Trump doesn't really mitigate the virtue signaling silliness/insubordination of that letter/this situation. I don't know anything else about her and don't care (I suspect she'll be on TV in a bit to whine, on certain propaganda outlets) but Bove's letter in response is on point 100 percent.

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The 3D chess is now 30D Chess. Sacrifice the knight to take the rook.

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That is literally just chess. 2 dimensional chess on an X Y axis.

It's not virtue signaling to actually hold people in office accountable for crimes they commit to benefit themselves while in office. As I said before, I think Biden was willing to look the other way until Adams crossed him on immigration but it doesn't mean the underlying crime is not there.

I'm definitely an idealist. No political prosecutions. The Feds and NY state unnecessarily went on fishing expeditions against Trump and the people around him. Biden admin intentionally stalled or had cases dropped against people associated with him.

I don't think Trump returning the favor is a good thing. We shouldn't be dropping legitimate corruption charges against people just because they do a dance for the person in charge. I know de facto that's kind of been the case since the founding of the country but that's not leading us anywhere good.

We don't know all the facts to be so 'concerned' imho. If he's got dirt to turn into an informant/witness against Hochul etc., this is entirely not surprising. And if the prosecution decision was politically motivated, it's best to revisit it anyway. All prosecution decisions, as ship stated, whether they be to prosecute or not, involve prosecutorial discretion. And the discretion is really the executive's in the federal government's case.

You can/should have your view of course but this is not an unethical matter to drop for now, based on everything we do and don't know. There's nothing pure or 'pretty' about the law, in the real world. I care much less about Adams than I do that the DoJ isn't run by prima donna's who think they are above discipline/reproach by the executive and AG.

LOL again.

He didn't resign when Joe Biden said he was going to defy the Supreme Court on student loans -- and then did just that.

He can keep his sanctimony to himself. https://t.co/7Fn0mPnV5j

— Shipwreckedcrew (@shipwreckedcrew) February 14, 2025

I haven't really looked into the indictment against Adams, but did listen to him on Tucker. If all he did was accept upgrades on a flight to Turkey, I can understand not prosecuting.

Adams claims he was indicted after complaining to Dems about illegal aliens in NYC. Who knows what the truth is.

A few weeks after announcing the Adams indictment, Williams ended up on Kamala Harris’ short list for AG pic.twitter.com/drS56CujvN

— Julie Kelly 🇺🇸 (@julie_kelly2) February 15, 2025

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And, keep in mind, Ship had worked in the SDNY office for years.

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I believe he worked in US attorney's office in Hawaii and California, not SDNY. Either way, he's a great follow.

He has always very strong well reasoned takes. He is great at providing legal analysis and insight on criminal matters and procedure.

Very different than many people out there who are just rage baiters or saying what will get them more "likes"

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Hmm, interesting. I just followed him.

AtticusMatlock said:

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It's not virtue signaling to actually hold people in office accountable for crimes they commit to benefit themselves while in office. As I said before, I think Biden was willing to look the other way until Adams crossed him on immigration but it doesn't mean the underlying crime is not there.

I'm definitely an idealist. No political prosecutions. The Feds and NY state unnecessarily went on fishing expeditions against Trump and the people around him. Biden admin intentionally stalled or had cases dropped against people associated with him.

I don't think Trump returning the favor is a good thing. We shouldn't be dropping legitimate corruption charges against people just because they do a dance for the person in charge. I know de facto that's kind of been the case since the founding of the country but that's not leading us anywhere good.

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LOL. Biden was getting pallets of cash from the Chinese

As alleged, it was seven flights over five years, and he was taking illegal campaign contributions from the Turkish government.

More analyses here. Conclusion;

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This shootout is nowhere near over. Bondi and Bove are still surrounded by disloyal and hostile staff. The judge in NYC is bound to do something other than accept the filing; otherwise, he'll be a social pariah. Ultimately, a judge can't force the government to prosecute a case it wants to dismiss.

It is good that this first battle came this early and over a fairly trivial issue. A lot of unreliable staff have been identified and are no longer employed. The attorneys who came to work for DOJ as a government service and not as a political commissar should now feel more comfortable knowing they have the support of the DOJ leadership team.

Pam Bondi wrote to DOJ on her first day in office, "Any attorney who because of their personal political views or judgments declines to sign a brief or appear in court, refuses to advance good-faith arguments on behalf of the administration, or otherwise delays or impedes the department's mission will be subject to discipline and potentially termination, consistent with applicable law." There is no doubt she is serious.

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nortex97 said:

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This was a political prosecution because Adams started going off the reservation about how wonderful the Biden migrant invasion was. Trump needs to get his people in charge at DoJ including the USA's. At least pausing the lawfare from Biden's era of corruption makes perfect sense, imho, and I'm not surprised a holdover interim 'Republican' USA in the SDNY office is pissy about it.

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If the case against Adams was political prosecution why isn't the justice department dropping it with prejudice rather than without prejudice? Wouldn't it be right thing to do to be to drop the charges outright rather than with conditions to hold over the defendant to make sure he complies with political agenda?

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They dropped the charges because Adams is cooperating with DOJ's prosecution of Hochul and James. By dropping them with prejudice, Adams knows that he better play ball.

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nortex97 said:

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This was a political prosecution because Adams started going off the reservation about how wonderful the Biden migrant invasion was. Trump needs to get his people in charge at DoJ including the USA's. At least pausing the lawfare from Biden's era of corruption makes perfect sense, imho, and I'm not surprised a holdover interim 'Republican' USA in the SDNY office is pissy about it.

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If the case against Adams was political prosecution why isn't the justice department dropping it with prejudice rather than without prejudice? Wouldn't it be right thing to do to be to drop the charges outright rather than with conditions to hold over the defendant to make sure he complies with political agenda?

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They dropped the charges because Adams is cooperating with DOJ's prosecution of Hochul and James. By dropping them with prejudice, Adams knows that he better play ball.

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So you think the DOJ is using criminal charges as a means to assist their civil lawsuits (the suits against Hochul and James)??

Eso si, Que es said:

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doubledog said:

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The 3D chess is now 30D Chess. Sacrifice the knight to take the rook.

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That is literally just chess. 2 dimensional chess on an X Y axis.

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But, it was a SPACE rook!

Good points:

Having read through more of the details of the Eric Adams dismissal drama, I am absolutely baffled that people are defending the conduct of the SDNY prosecutors.

It would be one thing if Pam Bondi and Emil Bove were demanding that the prosecutors agreed to adopt Bove's… pic.twitter.com/78DHKvNQMo

— Will Chamberlain (@willchamberlain) February 16, 2025

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All Danielle Sassoon (the acting US Attorney for SDNY) or any of the other lawyers had to do was just file the motion. Moreover, nothing about filing the motion could have possibly violated their professional ethical obligations. Every determination, every representation, was owned by Bondi and Bove.

This is about Sassoon and the rest of them substituting their policy judgment for DOJ leadership's; essentially fighting for the idea that SDNY ought be independent. For example, in her letter to Bove, Sassoon makes a frivolous argument: that there are no "reasonable arguments" in support of a motion to dismiss the case:

I understand that Sassoon and her colleagues might have been furious about this decision. And sure, they are allowed to resign in protest. But there was no need for insubordination, and for gaslighting Bove (and the American public) by suggesting that there was no legal basis on which to dismiss the indictment, or that she would somehow be violating her "duty of candor" to the court in doing so. Nonsense - shameful nonsense - and indicative that this group of deeply arrogant prosecutors very much deserved to be fired.

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