The U.S. attorney in charge of federal prosecutors in New York City’s borough of Manhattan resigned on Feb. 13 after a directive to drop corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams.
Danielle Sassoon, the interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, has stepped down, a spokesperson for the office confirmed.
Sassoon, a Republican, was elevated to the position on Jan. 21, the day after President Donald Trump took office.
The U.S. Department of Justice, of which the prosecutorial office is part, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Adams’s attorney and spokesperson did not return inquiries by publication time….