Jennifer Rodgers
@jenniferrodgers.bsky.social
Former Federal Prosecutor, SDNY; Adjunct Clinical Law Professor, NYU Law School; Lecturer, Columbia Law School; CNN Legal Analyst; proud mom to two great kids and one sweet dog; lover of books and the gym; fervent Janeite.
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Another honorable move by SDNY prosecutors in the face of continued unethical and dishonest actions on the part of Trump’s DOJ - demanding expressions of wrongdoing where there was none. Bondi and Blanche have no shame.
April 22, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Another honorable move by SDNY prosecutors in the face of continued unethical and dishonest actions on the part of Trump’s DOJ - demanding expressions of wrongdoing where there was none. Bondi and Blanche have no shame.
I joined Mike Pesca of The Gist podcast @milkepescs.bsky.social to discuss all things Eric Adams and DOJ/SDNY - check it out! urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=htt...
Hizzoner Among Thieves
Podcast Episode · The Gist · 02/21/2025 · 43m
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February 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I joined Mike Pesca of The Gist podcast @milkepescs.bsky.social to discuss all things Eric Adams and DOJ/SDNY - check it out! urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=htt...
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Nick Akerman, an ex-Watergate and SDNY prosecutor, wants to file an amicus brief opposing dismissal of the Eric Adams corruption case—and asking the judge to haul Emil Bove into court and possibly sanction him for "making improper and unethical demands."
Doc https://buff.ly/416cCKD
Doc https://buff.ly/416cCKD
February 17, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Nick Akerman, an ex-Watergate and SDNY prosecutor, wants to file an amicus brief opposing dismissal of the Eric Adams corruption case—and asking the judge to haul Emil Bove into court and possibly sanction him for "making improper and unethical demands."
Doc https://buff.ly/416cCKD
Doc https://buff.ly/416cCKD
Important statement standing up for the rule of law from the NYC Bar Ass’n, where I serve as a member of the Board of Directors. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...
On United States v. Eric Adams | New York City Bar Association
Since its founding in 1870, the New York City Bar Association has supported the rule of law as one of […]
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February 17, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Important statement standing up for the rule of law from the NYC Bar Ass’n, where I serve as a member of the Board of Directors. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...
Fun fact: in addition to his many years of public service at the state and local levels, years ago Chauncey Parker was an AUSA at the SDNY.
Paging Governor Hochul.
Good move by these public servants.
Four NYC Deputy Mayors "are expected to resign in the coming days ... and their departure is poised to blow a devastating hole in the already wounded administration of Mayor Eric Adams."
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/n...
Good move by these public servants.
Four NYC Deputy Mayors "are expected to resign in the coming days ... and their departure is poised to blow a devastating hole in the already wounded administration of Mayor Eric Adams."
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/n...
4 Top Officials Expected to Resign Over Adams’s Cooperation with Trump
Four deputy mayors to Eric Adams are planning to leave in coming days after Eric Adams embraced President Trump’s immigration crackdown.
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February 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Fun fact: in addition to his many years of public service at the state and local levels, years ago Chauncey Parker was an AUSA at the SDNY.
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ATTN probationary feds: if you’re too new to have a performance eval and your sups are friendlies, ask them for an interim evaluation and keep a hard copy.
February 16, 2025 at 5:54 AM
ATTN probationary feds: if you’re too new to have a performance eval and your sups are friendlies, ask them for an interim evaluation and keep a hard copy.
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Making sure folks realize that Alex Spiro is both Musk’s attorney and Eric Adams’ attorney.
February 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Making sure folks realize that Alex Spiro is both Musk’s attorney and Eric Adams’ attorney.
Strong letter from AUSA Hagan Scotten resigning his position at SDNY. Emil Bove’s former colleagues directly slamming his unethical behavior is really something.
February 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Strong letter from AUSA Hagan Scotten resigning his position at SDNY. Emil Bove’s former colleagues directly slamming his unethical behavior is really something.
This is outrageous. Bove explicitly wrote that Sassoon and the line AUSAs had done nothing wrong in the Adams case, but now that she resigned in protest he is referring all of them for ethics review. This vengeful bully routine will not end well for Bove during his own inevitable ethics review.
"Mr. Bove, in accepting Ms. Sassoon’s resignation, informed her that the prosecutors who worked on the case were being placed on administrative leave, and would be investigated by the attorney general and the Justice Department’s internal investigative arm." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...
Order to Drop Adams Case Prompts Resignations in New York and Washington
The interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and two officials with the federal public integrity unit all quit after the Justice Department ordered the charges against Mayor Eric Ad...
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February 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
This is outrageous. Bove explicitly wrote that Sassoon and the line AUSAs had done nothing wrong in the Adams case, but now that she resigned in protest he is referring all of them for ethics review. This vengeful bully routine will not end well for Bove during his own inevitable ethics review.
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Just to underscore the tension at DOJ at the moment, here's what one federal law enforcement official told me about the acting deputy attorney general:
"I, along with other career FBI and DOJ personnel that I’ve spoken with, really have one message for him and that is, “go fuck yourself, traitor.'"
"I, along with other career FBI and DOJ personnel that I’ve spoken with, really have one message for him and that is, “go fuck yourself, traitor.'"
Trump’s feared DOJ enforcer has a secret: He, too, investigated Jan. 6
The acting DOJ official behind a potential witch hunt against prosecutors and FBI agents who investigated the Capitol riot worked on Jan. 6 cases himself.
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February 13, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Just to underscore the tension at DOJ at the moment, here's what one federal law enforcement official told me about the acting deputy attorney general:
"I, along with other career FBI and DOJ personnel that I’ve spoken with, really have one message for him and that is, “go fuck yourself, traitor.'"
"I, along with other career FBI and DOJ personnel that I’ve spoken with, really have one message for him and that is, “go fuck yourself, traitor.'"
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UPDATE
The New York Times is now reporting that two other officials have joined Sassoon in resigning.
Officials who oversee the Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section: Kevin O. Driscoll and John Keller.
The New York Times is now reporting that two other officials have joined Sassoon in resigning.
Officials who oversee the Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section: Kevin O. Driscoll and John Keller.
BREAKING
Danielle R. Sassoon, Manhattan’s acting U.S. attorney, resigned on Thursday rather than obey a Justice Department order that she drop a corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
Full Story: https://bit.ly/41fFPE4
Danielle R. Sassoon, Manhattan’s acting U.S. attorney, resigned on Thursday rather than obey a Justice Department order that she drop a corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
Full Story: https://bit.ly/41fFPE4
February 13, 2025 at 8:41 PM
UPDATE
The New York Times is now reporting that two other officials have joined Sassoon in resigning.
Officials who oversee the Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section: Kevin O. Driscoll and John Keller.
The New York Times is now reporting that two other officials have joined Sassoon in resigning.
Officials who oversee the Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section: Kevin O. Driscoll and John Keller.
Good for Danielle Sassoon. It’s symbolic - DOJ will find someone to dismiss the case - but she stood up for her people, their work, and the independence of the office. All very worthy points to make in the face of the enormous damage Trump is doing to the rule of law. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...
Manhattan’s Federal Prosecutor Quits After Adams Case Is Ordered Dropped
Danielle R. Sassoon, the interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, quit after the Justice Department told her to withdraw corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Good for Danielle Sassoon. It’s symbolic - DOJ will find someone to dismiss the case - but she stood up for her people, their work, and the independence of the office. All very worthy points to make in the face of the enormous damage Trump is doing to the rule of law. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...
Sometimes you hate to be right. My follow up with @mimirocah1.bsky.social about the end of SDNY independence aka Eric Adams case dismissal. contrarian.substack.com/p/the-corrup...
The corrupt use of Justice's levers of power
DOJ ordered a case against New York Mayor Eric Adams to be dropped. What it will cost him, and Americans, is not yet clear.
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February 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Sometimes you hate to be right. My follow up with @mimirocah1.bsky.social about the end of SDNY independence aka Eric Adams case dismissal. contrarian.substack.com/p/the-corrup...
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“No American can be proud of a govt that carries out change in this way. Neither can these actions be rationalized by discussion of past grievances or appeals to efficiency. Everything can be more efficient, but adherence to the rule of law is paramount” www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
The ABA supports the rule of law
It has been three weeks since Inauguration Day. Most Americans recognize that newly elected leaders bring change. That is expected. But most Americans also expect that changes will take place in accor...
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February 11, 2025 at 12:44 PM
“No American can be proud of a govt that carries out change in this way. Neither can these actions be rationalized by discussion of past grievances or appeals to efficiency. Everything can be more efficient, but adherence to the rule of law is paramount” www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
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The hypocrisy knows no bounds www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Trump’s feared DOJ enforcer has a secret: He, too, investigated Jan. 6
The acting DOJ official behind a potential witch hunt against prosecutors and FBI agents who investigated the Capitol riot worked on Jan. 6 cases himself.
www.nbcnews.com
February 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The hypocrisy knows no bounds www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
I wrote the below with my former SDNY colleague Mimi Rocah to draw attention to an existential threat to the office we revere. Please check it out.
It’s not just that Trump DOJ is pressuring SDNY to drop a legit corruption case, it’s being done in a corrupt underhanded way. My latest open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
The Corrupt Pressure Campaign to Get SDNY to Drop Its Case Against Mayor Eric Adams
By Mimi Rocah and Jennifer Rodgers
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February 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I wrote the below with my former SDNY colleague Mimi Rocah to draw attention to an existential threat to the office we revere. Please check it out.
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It’s not just that Trump DOJ is pressuring SDNY to drop a legit corruption case, it’s being done in a corrupt underhanded way. My latest open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
The Corrupt Pressure Campaign to Get SDNY to Drop Its Case Against Mayor Eric Adams
By Mimi Rocah and Jennifer Rodgers
open.substack.com
February 4, 2025 at 12:31 AM
It’s not just that Trump DOJ is pressuring SDNY to drop a legit corruption case, it’s being done in a corrupt underhanded way. My latest open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Trump’s firing of federal IGs is designed to hobble the only internal independent oversight of the executive branch, in violation of the very law passed bc he improperly fired some IGs during his first term. wapo.st/3Cptwvg
Trump ousts at least 15 independent inspectors general in late-night purge
The dismissals appeared to violate federal law, which requires Congress to receive 30 days’ notice of any intent to fire a Senate-confirmed inspector general.
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January 25, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Trump’s firing of federal IGs is designed to hobble the only internal independent oversight of the executive branch, in violation of the very law passed bc he improperly fired some IGs during his first term. wapo.st/3Cptwvg
Mangione was charged federally by complaint. He will be assigned a district court judge upon indictment by the grand jury. The district judge will oversee all proceedings from then on, including discovery issues and any motions to suppress etc. Magistrates just do initial presentments and bail.
The way people will confidently gobble up lies when the truth is publicly available, lol. There is no “pre-trial judge” on the federal Mangione case yet, because it’s currently unassigned.
December 29, 2024 at 2:26 AM
Mangione was charged federally by complaint. He will be assigned a district court judge upon indictment by the grand jury. The district judge will oversee all proceedings from then on, including discovery issues and any motions to suppress etc. Magistrates just do initial presentments and bail.
Who will be the next AG pick?? Here are some lawyers Trump likes (excluding disbarred ones and those under indictment - although he *might* go there): Alina Habba, Jonathan Turley, Janine Pirro, Trey Goudy, Alan Dershowitz, Jay Sekulow, Joe DiGenova, Victoria Toensing. Jim Jordan (did he pass bar?)
November 21, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Who will be the next AG pick?? Here are some lawyers Trump likes (excluding disbarred ones and those under indictment - although he *might* go there): Alina Habba, Jonathan Turley, Janine Pirro, Trey Goudy, Alan Dershowitz, Jay Sekulow, Joe DiGenova, Victoria Toensing. Jim Jordan (did he pass bar?)
Gaetz must *really* not want that ethics report and the information in it to become public.
Breaking: Matt Gaetz has withdrawn as Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, after it became clear Republicans were prepared to reject his nomination amid swirling sexual misconduct and drug allegations on.wsj.com/4fSztQ9
Matt Gaetz Withdraws from Consideration as Attorney General
The former Florida lawmaker has been facing sexual misconduct allegations.
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November 21, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Gaetz must *really* not want that ethics report and the information in it to become public.