DOJ leader Emil Bove pushed other lawyers to drop Eric Adams case. Why didn’t he just do it himself?
DOJ leader Emil Bove pushed other lawyers to drop Eric Adams case. Why didn’t he just do it himself? - The official in the Justice Department sent federal prosecutors in Manhattan and Washington, D.C.
‘It was never going to be me’: How Trump’s DOJ sparked a crisis and mass resignations over the Eric Adams case
The morning after the mass resignation of prosecutors sparked a crisis inside the Trump Justice Department, acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove led a meeting with the Justice Department’s public integrity section.
DOJ files motion to dismiss charges in Mayor Eric Adams' case after several prosecutors resign
The Department of Justice has filed a motion to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams after a series of top prosecutors resigned in protest this week.
DOJ Standoff Ends: Trump’s DOJ Asks Judge To Drop Eric Adams Charges—After 7 Prosecutors Resign
Prosecutor Hagan Scotten resigned on Friday following the resignation of six other DOJ prosecutors who would not drop the case against Mayor Eric Adams.
Prosecutor quits after order to drop corruption case against New York Mayor Eric Adams
The prosecutor wrote a resignation letter to acting deputy attorney general Emil Bove in which he accuses the official of abandoning his legal ethics to do the bidding of President Donald Trump.
DOJ asks court to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams
A top official from Washington intervened after federal prosecutors in Manhattan rebuffed his demands to drop the case and some quit in protest.
Justice officials move to drop Adams case after 7 lawyers refuse, resign in protest
After career veterans refused to seek a dismissal of the case, acting deputy attorney general Emil Bove told prosecutors in Washington to find someone who would.
'Trump's whims supplant rule of law': DOJ dismisses Adams case
After an internal revolt, the Justice Department dropped corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Seven prosecutors resigned rather than carry out the order -- and only after extreme pressure on the Public Integrity unit from Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove was the motion filed.
Justice Department asks court to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams
At least seven prosecutors in Manhattan and Washington quit rather than carry out acting Deputy U.S. Attorney General Emil ...
The Letter From Emil Bove Accepting Danielle Sassoon’s Resignation, Annotated
A letter from Emil Bove III, acting deputy attorney general, accepting the resignation of Danielle R. Sassoon, Manhattan’s ...
Emil Bove Revived His Career Defending Trump. Now He’s Upending the Justice Department.
Lawyer Emil Bove went from a dreary Manhattan courtroom to upending the Justice Department in a matter of days. Fresh from ...
Eric Adams denies quid pro quo, urges New Yorkers to put this ‘episode behind us'
Former U.S. attorney Danielle Sassoon alleged that New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ lawyers “repeatedly urged what amounted to ...
"On Emil Bove's Directive to Danielle Sassoon"
A perspective from the decidedly conservative Ed Whalen, writing at the National Review Online: In an act of courage and integrity, Danielle Sassoon, ...
DOJ official targeting Jan. 6 investigators worked on those cases himself
The No. 2 acting official at the DOJ, Emil Bove, has been shaking up the agency and its past work on the 2021 Capitol riot. But he also has his own history with Jan. 6 cases. Support NPR and hear ...
Amid internal revolt, US justice department moves to drop graft case against NYC mayor
At least seven prosecutors in New York and Washington resigned rather than follow Bove’s order to suspend the case, including ...
Trump Official’s Demand in Adams Case Forces Justice Dept. Showdown
A crisis at the department over the Eric Adams case is an early test of the criminal justice system’s resilience against a ...