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Law & disorder: More calls for Mayor Adams’ ouster after federal prosecutors resign, Hochul weighs removal option

By Ethan Stark-Miller Posted on February 14, 2025

The swift fallout continues from Thursday’s wave of federal prosecutor resignations over President Trump’s Justice Department moving to drop Mayor Eric Adams‘ corruption charges — with a number of city pols freshly calling for Hizzoner’s ouster and Gov. Kathy Hochul not ruling out taking steps to remove him from office.

Danielle Sassoon’s stunning resignation Thursday as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York after refusing a top DOJ official’s request to dismiss the Adams case prompted five other federal prosecutors with the Public Integrity Division to step down that same day after the Justice Department tried to transfer the case from the SDNY to the unit, the New York Times reported.

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