Three federal prosecutors, Celia Cohen, Andrew Rohrbach, and Derek Wikstrom, resigned instead of complying with the Justice Department's decision to drop the corruption case against New York Mayor Eric Adams. This resignation adds to a total of ten lawyers who have left the Department amid this scandal. The prosecutors expressed their belief in maintaining integrity over their positions. The case against Adams involves serious allegations of bribery and campaign finance violations related to illegal donations from the Turkish government.
The three prosecutors stated, 'There is no greater privilege than to work for an institution whose mandate is to do the right thing, the right way, for the right reasons. We will not abandon this principle to keep our jobs. We resign.'
The Justice Department's attempt to drop the prosecution against Mayor Adams has been controversial, leading to significant resignations among federal prosecutors.
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