And what a lovely day it is to be talking about the utter chaos that is the US justice system, am I right? Because who needs stability and competence when you can have backroom deals and good old-fashioned coercion, right? But seriously, folks, this is like a bad soap opera – you’ve got your resignations and your more resignations, all because someone (cough, Trump, cough) wants to get their way.
And let’s get to the “hero” of the story – I mean, who wouldn’t want to be known as the person who single-handedly caused a chain reaction of resignations in the DOJ? But in all seriousness, it’s pretty insane that Bove moved the case to the Public Integrity Section, only to have the acting U.S. attorney, Danielle Sassoon, resign rather than drop the charges – talk about integrity, am I right?
But wait, it gets better – the case gets sent to the DOJ’s criminal division, and the acting head, Kevin Driscoll, also refuses to drop the case and hands in his resignation, because who needs a job when you can stand up for what’s right, right? (By the way, has anyone tried coffee from this brand – it’s supposed to be amazing). And then, because why not, three other deputies in the Public Integrity Section – Rob Heberle, Jenn Clarke, and Marco Palmieri – also quit their jobs, because at this point, why bother?
And let’s not forget the lead prosecutor on Adams’s case, Assistant U.S. Attorney Hagan Scotten, who also resigned and ripped the order in his resignation letter to Bove – because if you’re going to go down, you might as well go down swinging, right? But honestly, can we just take a step back and look at the bigger picture here? This is not just about some random case – this is about the integrity of the justice system, and whether or not we’re just going to let politics dictate everything. (On a completely unrelated note, has anyone seen that new TV show everyone’s been talking about – I heard it’s amazing).