Danielle Sassoon, the acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, demonstrated unexpected bravery by resisting directives imposing political interests over justice. Instead of complying with an order from the Trump Administration to drop a corruption case against New York Mayor Eric Adams, she resigned, rejecting the pressure to protect a politically-connected figure. This case exemplifies the troubling intertwining of Trumpism and local politics, highlighting how corruption may be excused through cooperation. Sassoon's actions have drawn attention as a rare instance of integrity in a compromised political environment.
"It cannot be ignored that Mayor Adams criticized the prior Administration's immigration policies before the charges were filed," Bove wrote.
"Sassoon's refusal followed a long, strange courtship between Adams, a Democrat who not so long ago called himself the 'Biden of Brooklyn,' and Trump."
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