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Under pressure, lawyers felt forced to choose between bad options in the case.

The acting dpty AG, , a political appointee, made a demand that many of them viewed as improper: One of them needed to sign the official request to dismiss charges against Adams.

The lawyers knew that those who had already refused had resigned, & they could also be forced out.


nytimes.com/2025/02/14/us/poli

The Justice Department. Part of the consideration for the department’s lawyers is whether simply signing the document would mean risking their bar license, since major ethical objections have already been made to dropping the case.
The New York Times · Why Career Prosecutors Signed a Dismissal Request in Eric Adams CaseBy Devlin Barrett