A Conversation with Danielle Sassoon

The Jacob Burns Center for Ethics in the Practice of Law, the Criminal Law Society Present, and the American Constitution Society Present: Danielle Sassoon, Former Interim U.S. Attorney For The Southern District Of NY. Ms. Sassoon was appointed to serve as interim U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York by President Donald Trump in January 2025. She resigned from that position in February 2025 rather than carry out an order from a top Department of Justice official to dismiss pending federal criminal corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. She will be joined in conversation with Professor Jessica Roth.