Lead Prosecutor in Adams Case Resigns With Scathing Letter: Not ‘Enough of a Fool or Enough of a Coward To File Your Motion’

On Monday, the acting deputy attorney general, Emil Bove, issued a memo to prosecutors at Manhattan ordering that they dismiss the corruption case.

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Mayor Adams wipes his face during an Adult Town Hall at Sunnyside Community Services Older Adult Center on February 12, 2025 at the Queens borough of New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Another star prosecutor in the Southern District of New York, Hagan Scotten, is resigning in protest of the Justice Department’s decision to seek a dismissal of the corruption charges against Mayor Adams.

He sent the Justice Department a scathing resignation letter saying he is not “enough of a fool or enough of a coward” to support the dismissal. 

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