His lawyers alleged it occurred when the government publicly leaked a letter then-U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon wrote to Attorney General Pam Bondi explaining why charges should not be dropped.

In papers filed in Manhattan federal court, New York City Mayor Eric Adams' lawyers alleged that the misconduct occurred when the government publicly leaked a letter then-U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon wrote to Attorney General Pam Bondi explaining why charges should not be dropped.

Attorney General Pam Bondi derided the indictment of Mayor Eric Adams of New York as “incredibly weak” on Thursday, as the Trump administration waits to hear if a judge will grant its request to dismiss the case.

Danielle Sassoon had served just three weeks as interim U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York when she penned a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi saying she could not follow a di

Put simply, the DOJ’s track record of public corruption cases at the Supreme Court is abysmal,’ the attorney general’s deputy, Chad Mizelle, writes on X.