US Edition3 more prosecutors resign over Eric Adams corruption case
- Three federal prosecutors resigned instead of admitting wrongdoing related to a dropped corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, claiming the Trump administration's handling was wrong, according to a letter seen by NBC News.
- Celia Cohen, Andrew Rohrbach, and Derek Wikstrom were placed on administrative leave after refusing to dismiss the bribery case against Adams, which had been a source of contention within the Justice Department.
- At least 10 federal prosecutors have resigned from the Justice Department due to the fallout from the Adams case, indicating significant discontent within the department over the handling of the prosecution.
- Cohen, Rohrbach, and Wikstrom stated, 'We will not confess wrongdoing when there was none,' criticizing the Justice Department for prioritizing 'obedience' over legal obligations.
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Three More Federal Prosecutors Resign over Dismissal of Eric Adams Probe
Here in New York, three more federal prosecutors have resigned to protest the Justice Department’s decision to drop federal corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams in exchange for his cooperation with Trump’s immigration crackdown. In a joint resignation letter to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, prosecutors Celia Cohen, Andrew Rohrbach and Derek Wikstrom write, “The Department has decided that obedience supersedes all else, requiring u…
Federal prosecutors ditch jobs in a huff, refuse to admit wrongdoing in 'flawed' Eric Adams case
Three federal prosecutors with the Southern District of New York resigned in protest on Tuesday. Celia Cohen, Andrew Rohrbach, and Derek Wikstrom quit after accusing the Trump administration's Department of Justice of pressuring them to admit "wrongdoing" in the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D), who pleaded not guilty.The three prosecutors had been placed on administrative leave after Trump's DOJ requested the case's di…
Three federal prosecutors suspended in connection with DOJ's bribery case for NYC Mayor Adams resign
The prosectors were Assistant U.S. Attorneys Celia Cohen, Andrew Rohrbach and Derek Wikstrom, assigned to the Justice Department's Southern District of New York.
More DOJ Prosecutors Quit over NYC Mayor Adams Corruption Case with Scorching Resignation Letter
As reported by Raw Story, three more of the Assistant US Attorneys working out of the Southern District of New York who had been placed on administrative leave for their refusal to go along with quid pro quo deal to drop corruption charges against NYC...
Todd Blanche Fails Effort to Force SDNY AUSAs to Frame Themselves - emptywheel
Most reports on the resignation letter from the last three AUSAs on the Eric Adams case focus, justifiably, on its substance. After stating that Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche would only let them return from paid leave if they confessed wrong-doing they didn’t commit, Celia Cohen, Andrew Rohrbach, and Derek Wikstrom instead resigned. The Department placed each of us on administrative leave ostensibly to review our, and the Southern Distric…
NYC Mayor Eric Adams suggests God’s hand was in dismissal of corruption case
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, whose criminal corruption case was dismissed with prejudice earlier this month, has suggested that God had a hand in the outcome of the legal action against him by the U.S. Attorney's Office of the Southern District of New York. #EricAdams #Mayor #NewYork #Corruption #CaseSouthernDistrictofNewYork
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