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mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

Insofar as I know, "how to write a devastatingly withering resignation letter" is neither a topic taught in law school nor tested on the bar exam. These folks had to pick it up on their own.

Here's the latest SDNY prosecutor resignation in the Adams case.

Re: United States v. Eric Adams, 24 Cr. 556 (DEH) Mr. Bove, [introductory text omitted for length] There is a tradition in public service of resigning in a last-ditch effort to head off a serious mistake. Some will view the mistake you are committing here in the light of their generally negative views of the new Administration. I do not share those views. I can even understand how a Chief Executive whose background is in business and politics might see the contemplated dismissal-with-leverage as a good, if distasteful, deal. But any assistant U.S. attorney would know that our laws and traditions do not allow using the prosecutorial power to influence other citizens, much less elected officials, in this way. If no lawyer within earshot of the President is willing to give him that advice, then I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me. Please consider this my resignation. It has been an honor to serve as a prosecutor in the Southern District of New York. Yours truly, Hagan Scotten Assistant United States Attorney Southern District of New York