The Justice Department’s order to toss Mayor Eric Adams’ bribery case is a « serious mistake » that keeps Hizzoner beholden to President Trump, the lead prosecutor on the case wrote in a scathing resignation letter Friday.
The Justice Department’s order to toss Mayor Eric Adams’ criminal case — while leaving the option open of resurrecting it after November — is a “serious mistake” that keeps Hizzoner beholden to President Trump, the lead prosecutor on the case wrote in a scathing resignation letter Friday.
Hagan Scotten, an assistant US attorney in the Southern District of New York, railed that only a “fool” or “coward” would comply with the DOJ’s directive to dismiss the bribery, corruption and other charges against Adams because it hampered his ability to help with Trump’s immigration agenda.
“Any assistant US attorney would know that our laws and traditions do not allow using the prosecutorial power to influence other citizens, much less elected officials, in this way,” Scotten fumed.
“If no lawyer within earshot of the President is willing to give him that advice, then I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion,” he added.
