Emil Bove: “I concluded that dismissal is necessary because of appearances of impropriety and risks of interference with the 2025…”

Continuing the case would disrupt Adams’ ability to govern in New York City, which poses unacceptable threats to public safety, national security, and related federal immigration initiatives and policies.

Your office’s insubordination is little more than a preference to avoid a duty that you regard as unpleasant and politically inconvenient.

What is set forth here is my conclusion that this case, as a matter of prosecutorial discretion, should not proceed because it reflects, at minimum, appearances of impropriety that give cause for concern about abuse of the criminal justice…

You lost sight of the oath that you took when you started at the Department of Justice by suggesting that you retain discretion to interpret the Constitution in a manner inconsistent with the policies of a democratically elected President…