A crisis at the department over the Eric Adams case is an early test of the criminal justice system’s resilience against a retribution-minded president and his appointees.

The order to dismiss charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams triggered a series of departures from the Justice Department.

U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon, appointed by Trump, resigned rather than obey an order to dismiss criminal charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams.

The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan resigned after refusing a DOJ order to drop corruption charges against NYC Mayor Eric ...

A top Trump appointee guided Mr. Adams’s legal team as they crafted an argument for dismissing corruption charges against the ...

Three senior Justice Department officials in New York and Washington resigned Thursday instead of complying with orders from the Trump administration to dismiss the corruption case ...

NY Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado calls for Mayor Eric Adams to resign, citing concerns over his ties to Trump and the recent dismissal of charges.

At least six prosecutors, including the acting U.S. attorney in Manhattan, have stepped down over the DOJ order to dismiss ...

Danielle Sassoon has resigned as the acting U.S. attorney in Manhattan after the Justice Department ordered the corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams to be dismissed.

Manhattan federal prosecutors were prepared to bring a new bombshell indictment charging Mayor Eric Adams with destroying ...

Six senior Justice Department officials, including Manhattan's top federal prosecutor, resigned on Thursday rather than ...