Danielle Sassoon resigned rather than going along with an order to drop charges against New York City mayor Eric Adams, illustrating the tensions between the traditional conservative Republican legal movement and Donald Trump's desire for more control.

Another key prosecutor has resigned in the Manhattan federal prosecutor's office as the fallout continues over the Justice Department's insistence that the criminal case against New York City's mayor be dropped.

As resignations continue, acting deputy attorney general Emil Bove told prosecutors in Washington to find someone who would seek to dismiss the charges.

A group of Department of Justice (DOJ) officials resigned from their posts after receiving a directive to drop federal corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams (D). U.S. Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove sent out a Monday memo ordering prosecutors to forgo its case against Adams citing integrity issues with the case and