If Danielle R. Sassoon, the interim U.S. attorney, agrees to drop the prosecution of Mayor Eric Adams, the decision could threaten the reputation of a famously independent office.
The prosecutor firings and a move to scrutinize thousands of F.B.I. agents were a powerful indication that the president has few qualms deploying federal law enforcement to punish perceived enemies.
Kash Patel, President Trump’s nominee for F.B.I. director, had testified before Congress on Thursday that the bureau employees would not be targeted for political reasons.
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