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Former U.S. attorney who refused to drop charges against NYC mayor quietly returns to spotlight

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Danielle Sassoon was the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan until February .

She resigned rather than carry out orders from Trump appointees in the Justice Department to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams .

A former federal prosecutor who now works at a large law firm summed up the dynamic in one word: “Fear”.

White declined to say exactly why she had threatened to resign.

White expressed concern about the DOJ “Weaponization Working Group” established by Bondi .

White invoked a famed 1940 speech by Attorney General Robert Jackson where he warned federal prosecutors never to abuse their immense power”.