President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, who now serves at the Department of Justice, penned a letter trashing former Acting U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon after she resigned.
Sassoon, a Federalist Society member who clerked for Justice Antonin Scalia, reportedly opposed the Justice Department's order to drop the case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
In a letter accepting her resignation, Emil Bove, associate deputy attorney general, excoriated her for "insubordination."
"This decision is based on your choice to continue pursuing a politically motivated prosecution despite an express instruction to dismiss the case. You lost sight of the oath that you took when you started at the Department of Justice by suggesting that you retain discretion to interpret the Constitution in a manner inconsistent with the policies of a democratically elected President and a Senate-confirmed Attorney General," the letter begins.
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Bove specifically mentioned Trump's executive order commanding "the United States to identify and take appropriate action to correct past misconduct by the Federal Government related to the weaponization of law enforcement."
"On February 10, 2025, I directed you to dismiss the prosecution of Mayor Adams based on well-founded concerns regarding weaponization, election interference, and the impediments that the case has imposed on Mayor Adams' ability to govern and cooperate with federal law enforcement to keep New York City Safe," Bove also wrote.
"The Justice Department will not tolerate the insubordination and apparent misconduct reflected in the approach that you and your office have taken in this matter," Bove continued. "Your office’s insubordination is little more than a preference to avoid a duty that you regard as unpleasant and politically inconvenient."
