Summary
Hagan Scotten, a top federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York, resigned in protest over the DOJ’s dismissal of corruption charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams.
In a scathing letter to Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove, Scotten condemned the move as politically motivated, stating, “Our laws and traditions do not allow using the prosecutorial power to influence other citizens, much less elected officials.”
He added, “I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”
His resignation follows that of U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon, who accused the Trump administration of entering into a “quid pro quo” with NYC Mayor Eric Adams.
Exactly. Why not stay in the role and obstruct injustice? They could always sue the US Government for wrongful termination.
Because he didn’t have the spine to do it.
Yeah, excuse him for having sense and morals unlike the shitstain of an administration that we have.
If he’d had sense and morals he’d have stayed and at least tried to slow them down, instead of just rolling over and letting them pick his replacement.