How the Justice Dept. Helped Sink Its Own Case Against Eric Adams
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How the Justice Dept. Helped Sink Its Own Case Against Eric Adams

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump had just taken office when lawyers for Mayor Eric Adams of New York went to the White House with an extraordinary request: They formally asked in a letter that the new president pardon the mayor in a federal corruption case that…

Danielle Sassoon, Manhattan Federal Prosecutor, Quits After Adams Case Is Ordered Dropped
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Danielle Sassoon, Manhattan Federal Prosecutor, Quits After Adams Case Is Ordered Dropped

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Manhattan’s acting U.S. attorney resigned on Thursday after the Justice Department ordered her to drop a corruption case against New York City’s mayor, Eric Adams, according to three people with knowledge of the matter. The resignation of the U.S. attorney, Danielle R. Sassoon,…

Eric Adams Case Tests an Ambitious Prosecutor’s Independence
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Eric Adams Case Tests an Ambitious Prosecutor’s Independence

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Danielle R. Sassoon shot like a laser through the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office, with stints fighting violent crime and securities fraud as well as handling appeals before she was elevated, at age 38, to be its interim head. There, just weeks into her…

Push to Drop Adams Charges Reveals a Justice Dept. Under Trump’s Sway
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Push to Drop Adams Charges Reveals a Justice Dept. Under Trump’s Sway

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Justice Department on Monday ordered federal prosecutors to drop the corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams of New York, a remarkable incursion into a continuing criminal case that raises questions about the fair administration of justice during President Trump’s second term. The…

Trump Signs Order to Fight ‘Anti-Christian Bias’
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Trump Signs Order to Fight ‘Anti-Christian Bias’

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday aimed at eradicating “anti-Christian bias” in the federal government by having agencies review policies and practices that he says have tried to squelch religious activities and activism. Mr. Trump, who announced the order at the…

New Leaders of Justice Dept. Move to Assert Control Over Agency
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New Leaders of Justice Dept. Move to Assert Control Over Agency

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The new leadership of the Justice Department moved swiftly on multiple fronts Wednesday to assert control over the F.B.I. and marshal the power of federal law enforcement to investigate those who had investigated President Trump. Pam Bondi, who was sworn in as attorney…

Trump Officials Fire Jan. 6 Prosecutors and Plan Possible F.B.I. Purge
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Trump Officials Fire Jan. 6 Prosecutors and Plan Possible F.B.I. Purge

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Trump administration plans to scrutinize thousands of F.B.I. agents involved in Jan. 6 investigations, setting the stage for a possible purge that goes far beyond the bureau’s leaders to target rank-and-file agents, according to internal documents and people familiar with the matter….

Top Justice Department Officials Meet Lawyers in Adams Case
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Top Justice Department Officials Meet Lawyers in Adams Case

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Justice Department lawyers in Washington were meeting on Friday with Manhattan federal prosecutors and defense lawyers representing Mayor Eric Adams of New York City to discuss dropping the corruption case against him, people with knowledge of the matter said. Details of the meeting,…

Opinion | Under Trump, a Wink and a Nod at Anti-Abortion Violence
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Opinion | Under Trump, a Wink and a Nod at Anti-Abortion Violence

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Three days after getting out of federal prison for his role in forcibly shutting down a reproductive health clinic in Washington, D.C., Herb Geraghty, one of 23 anti-abortion activists pardoned by President Trump last week, was eager to return to protesting. “I’m planning…

U.S. Says Sheriff Could Face Prosecution for Releasing Immigrant
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U.S. Says Sheriff Could Face Prosecution for Releasing Immigrant

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The acting U.S. deputy attorney general called on Thursday for an investigation of an upstate New York sheriff who had released an undocumented immigrant from custody — in an apparent escalation in the Trump administration’s campaign against sanctuary cities. Emil Bove III, who…