'Thursday night massacre': Expert flags DOJ's 'cascading scandal' — that won't go away
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Thursday night massacre': Expert flags DOJ's 'cascading scandal' — that won't go away

Raw Story  

A former prosecutor and Justice Department official was floored Thursday afternoon by what he called a "cascading scandal" unfolding in President Donald Trump's Justice Department — and one that won't be disappearing any time soon. Litman called Sassoon's letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi "fantastic" before calling the exchange between the DOJ officials "positively radioactive." Litman warned Bove and "the new guard" they'll be put through the "wringer" by the Southern District of New York over the spat, calling Bove's letter exchange their "worst move to date." As news broke that a third prosecutor resigned, Litman dubbed it a "Thursday night massacre," a reference to the famous "Saturday Night Massacre" during the Watergate scandal, in which the attorney general and deputy attorney general resigned rather than comply with then-President Richard Nixon's order to fire the special prosecutor investigating the case.

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Justice department faces political turmoil as Donald Trump's allies assert control
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Justice department faces political turmoil as Donald Trump's allies assert control

India Today  

WASHINGTON: Attorney general Pam Bondi had insisted at her Senate confirmation hearing that as attorney general, her Justice Department would not “play politics.” Yet in the month since the Trump administration took over the building, a succession of actions has raised concerns the department is doing exactly that. Top officials have demanded the names of thousands of FBI agents who …

'Scummy backdrop': Expert warns new DOJ 'massacre' poised to backfire — on Eric Adams
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'Scummy backdrop': Expert warns new DOJ 'massacre' poised to backfire — on Eric Adams

Raw Story  

The chaos and drama that unfolded on Thursday at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York as a result of the Trump Justice Department's order to dismiss the charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams may have just thrown a monkey wrench in the whole plan to do it, Lawfare editor Roger Parloff wrote on …

DOJ's Order To Drop Eric Adams Case Prompts Resignations
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DOJ's Order To Drop Eric Adams Case Prompts Resignations

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Justice Department’s recent instruction to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams has prompted a wave of resignations from key federal prosecutors on Thursday, including one attorney who said the order “amounted to a quid pro quo.” That sentiment was expressed in a lengthy resignation letter from Manhattan U.S. attorney Danielle Sassoon to …

Another federal prosecutor resigns after controversial Trump DOJ order
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Another federal prosecutor resigns after controversial Trump DOJ order

Raw Story  

Another federal prosecutor has resigned from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York rather than carry out the Justice Department's order to dismiss the charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, NBC News' Tom Winter reported on Thursday. "When SDNY refused to drop the case, it was reassigned to the DOJ Public Integrity Section, three …

DOJ officials resign after Trump admin demands they kill NYC Mayor Eric Adams' corruption case
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DOJ officials resign after Trump admin demands they kill NYC Mayor Eric Adams' corruption case

Salon  

The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York resigned on Thursday, in protest of a Department of Justice order to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Danielle Sassoon wrote a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi earlier this week, saying that the order from acting U.S. Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove was “inconsistent with …

Monday night massacre is a wake-up call to Senate Democrats
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Monday night massacre is a wake-up call to Senate Democrats

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Julian Zelizer is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University and a New America fellow. Story highlights Julian Zelizer says the lesson for Democrats from the Sally Yates firing is that they have to do everything they can to oppose the confirmation of Jeff Sessions as Attorney General and to block Trump's agenda CNN — …

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