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A seventh prosecutor resigned Friday rather than heed the Justice Department’s order to toss Mayor Eric Adams’ criminal case — and suggested only a “fool” or “coward” would comply on his way out. Hagan Scotten — an assistant US attorney in the Southern District of New York and the lead prosecutor on the case — said in a scathing resignation letter that dismissing the bribery, corruption and other charges against Adams was a “serious mistake” that keeps Hizzoner beholden to President Trump. “Any assistant US attorney would know that our laws and traditions do not allow using the prosecutorial power...

Disgraced former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez should be thrown behind bars for at least 15 years for his “naked greed” in accepting a “hoard of bribes” — including gold bars, cash and gifts, federal prosecutors said. The 71-year-old Democrat is slated to be sentenced on Jan. 29 after he was convicted in July of accepting bribes in exchange for advancing the the interests of three Garden State businessmen and the governments of Egypt and Qatar. The case is one of “rare gravity” — and “the first ever in which a Senator — or any other person — has been...

Mayor Eric Adams’ hopes of beating his federal corruption rap could hinge on a unlikely savior: Donald Trump. A Trump win in the 2024 presidential election is viewed by some in Adams’ camp as potential path to legal victory for the mayor against an unprecedented federal indictment, sources close to the case told The Post. The insiders’ hopes are that Trump would quickly replace Attorney General Merrick Garland with a pick who could scuttle the case against Adams, sources close to the case told The Post. “Any adult will see this is a bulls–t case, so a new attorney general...

Donald Trump, his adult children, and his former “fixer” Michael Cohen are among the witnesses the New York attorney general plans to call at an upcoming trial over her $250 million lawsuit against the former president. Trump, 77, is listed as “witness No. 27” in Attorney General Letitia James’ list of people her office anticipates possibly calling to the stand during the Manhattan Supreme Court trial, which could start as soon as Monday and last up to three months. James’ office, which is seeking at least $250 million and an order barring the ex-commander-in-chief from doing business in New York,...