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Robert Taylor recently lost his wife to a long-term illness he linked to chemicals produced by a nearby plant, and now the Trump administration is preparing to scrap pollution reforms in the area

Another problematic point raised in a resignation letter.

The official in the Justice Department sent federal prosecutors in Manhattan and Washington, D.C., in a tailspin this week after demanding someone sign off on a motion to dismiss the criminal case against Eric Adams

A prosecutor in the Department of Justice volunteered after the fiery resignation, hoping to spare his colleagues

Another federal prosecutor resigned from their position after the Department of Justice dismissed all federal charges in the corruption case against Eric Adams.

Danielle Sassoon had served just three weeks as interim U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York when she penned a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi saying she could not follow a directive to drop the office’s corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams

A top federal prosecutor accused the DOJ of pressuring her office to drop charges against Eric Adams for his support of Trump's immigration policies.

State Sen. Mike Gianaris said "Eric Adams is clearly compromised and can no longer be considered the legitimate leader of our city"

Other legal experts have drawn comparisons to past instances of executive overreach, such as the firing of FBI Director James Comey during Trump's first term