The top federal prosecutor in New York and five other high-ranking Justice Department officials have resigned to protest the Trump administration’s order to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. In a letter, the acting interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, Danielle Sassoon, said dropping the case against Adams would be “inconsistent with my ability and duty to prosecute federal crimes without fear or favor and to advance good-faith arguments before the courts.” In her letter, Sassoon, who had been appointed by Trump, went on to accuse Adams of promising to help Trump’s immigration crackdown in exchange for the charges being dropped. After Sassoon refused to drop the charges, Justice Department officials moved the case to another division, leading to more resignations.