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The lead prosecutor on the case against Mayor Eric Adams of New York City resigned after Justice Department officials ordered the dismissal of charges. “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.”
Hagan Scotten, Adams’s Lead Prosecutor, Quits Defiantly
Hagan Scotten told Justice Department officials that he would not be party to a political prosecution. He was the latest in a succession of federal prosecutors to quit.
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The lead prosecutor on the case against Mayor Eric Adams of New York City resigned after Justice Department officials ordered the dismissal of charges. “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.”