Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor, Danielle Sassoon, resigned Thursday, along with five other top Justice Department officials, for refusing the Trump administration’s order to drop the ...

When Danielle Sassoon's college newspaper asked her two decades ago for three words she would use to describe herself, the first word the future lawyer said was "independent." ...

Danielle Sassoon, who resigned from her position as Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor, oversaw all investigations into federal crimes in the Southern District of New York, including the ...

Danielle R. Sassoon shot like a laser through the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office, with stints fighting violent crime and securities fraud as well as handling appeals before she was elevated ...

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 ...

In this courtroom sketch, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is cross examined by Assistant US Attorney Danielle Sassoon, Oct. 30, 2023, in New York.

Danielle R. Sassoon, who resigned Thursday as Manhattan’s U.S. attorney, writes to Attorney General Pam Bondi to explain her refusal to drop a corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams of New York.

Danielle Sassoon's refusal to dismiss charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams in furtherance of Donald Trump's immigration crackdown was a profile in American courage. Skip to content.

In an eight-page letter, Danielle Sassoon quit her post as acting US attorney for the Southern District of New York instead of dropping the Adams case, saying the New York mayor’s attorneys ...

Who is Danielle Sassoon, the US attorney who resigned rather than drop charges against Eric Adams? As of Friday afternoon, motions to dismiss the charges against Adams had not been filed and a ...