Three federal prosecutors involved in the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams resigned while on administrative leave, refusing demands to express regret for their decisions. They accused Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche of coercing them into taking responsibility for the handling of the case. The prosecutors, who opposed dismissing the bribery charges, asserted their commitment to uphold ethical and legal standards over obedience to superiors, raising concerns about independence within the Department of Justice as they emphasized their role in justice rather than policy-making.
The Department placed each of us on administrative leave ostensibly to review our, and the Southern District of New York U.S. Attorney's Office's, handling of the Adams case.
The role of a career prosecutor is not to set policy. But a prosecutor must abide by the oath to uphold the Constitution and laws of the United States.
Now, the Department has decided that obedience supersedes all else, requiring us to abdicate our legal and ethical obligations in favor of directions from Washington.
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