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DOJ in disarray: Bove's bluster to blame? Resignations ripple after Adams case order.
DOJ in disarray: Bove's bluster to blame? Resignations ripple after Adams case order.
Also: Two more parts of Trump's anti-trans executive orders are blocked — a win for trans teens seeking health care and those supporting them.
Chris Geidner
Feb 13, 2025
The efforts to undermine the rule of law in America hit a new low point (for now) in the 25th day of the new Trump administration, as the leaders of the Justice Department publicly fought with their own employees to dismiss charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams dismissed on plainly political grounds.
That effort, though, was met with multiples resignations, including from some of the Trump administration’s hand-picked “acting” heads of multiple departments — a stark sign of principled pushback and of the limits of the new administration’s power.
“I cannot fulfill my obligations, effectively lead my office in carrying out the Department's priorities, or credibly represent the Government before the courts, if I seek to dismiss the Adams case on this record,” Danielle Sassoon, who had been the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York until Thursday, wrote to Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday. The eight-page letter was published by The New York Times.
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Also: Two more parts of Trump's anti-trans executive orders are blocked — a win for trans teens seeking health care and those supporting them.
Chris Geidner
Feb 13, 2025
The efforts to undermine the rule of law in America hit a new low point (for now) in the 25th day of the new Trump administration, as the leaders of the Justice Department publicly fought with their own employees to dismiss charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams dismissed on plainly political grounds.
That effort, though, was met with multiples resignations, including from some of the Trump administration’s hand-picked “acting” heads of multiple departments — a stark sign of principled pushback and of the limits of the new administration’s power.
“I cannot fulfill my obligations, effectively lead my office in carrying out the Department's priorities, or credibly represent the Government before the courts, if I seek to dismiss the Adams case on this record,” Danielle Sassoon, who had been the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York until Thursday, wrote to Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday. The eight-page letter was published by The New York Times.
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