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Opinion: Why the resignation of 7 DOJ lawyers in the Eric Adams case matters

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Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove ordered career prosecutors to dismiss the bribery case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams .

Bove left open the possibility that the Department of Justice might reinstate the charges at a later date .

Seven lawyers connected to the case refused to sign the motion and resigned in protest of Bove ’s handling of the case.

Hagan Scotten, an assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District in New York , was the lead prosecutor.

John Keller worked as a U.S. Attorney in Iowa and a public defender in Alabama before joining the Public Integrity Unit .

Ed Sullivan , a senior Department of Justice prosecutor, ultimately joined Bove in the motion asking Judge Dale Ho to dismiss the case.

The Trump administration may well prevail in court, but what about the court of public opinion?.