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What's she gonna do, demand court time?
In essence, that is what she did. Her letter, which is an excellent read if you like detail oriented logical takedowns of transparent corruption, only "offers" her resignation, conditional to the AG refusing to meet with her to discuss the issues she raises in the letter.
She says that dismissing the charges would be, in the first place, unethical, as the prosecution is based upon an indictment rendered faithfully by a grand jury. Furthermore no one (including Adam's defense counsel) has called into question the conduct of the prosecution. In addition, dismissing the case would also be illegal, as legal precedence states that a court may decline the Government's request to dismiss charges in instances which run contrary to the public interest. She concludes that, in light of those points, she cannot and will not comply with the request. At that point, she offers her resignation.
Despite really enjoying reading her arguments, I'm certainly no law expert. I would imagine that she would open herself up to some pretty serious charges from the Department of Justice if she refused to comply with their order. I mean, considering the brazenness of the corruption on display by the very order she is protesting here, it wouldn't shock me if she's wondering if they'd try to charge her with fucking treason or something, a crime which could result in the death penalty. Of course, something like that would only be plausible if there was demonstrated evidence of an authoritarian, Tammany Hall-style political machine situation developing at the federal level with the tacit approval of the judicial branch. Good thing there's no evidence of that happening, right?
Which is to say, I think the folks in here whining about how she isn't doing enough to fight fascism should maybe get off their pedestals a bit and have a little empathy for the position she had forced upon her by the ACTUAL villains in this story.
You're ruining their righteous indignation for them, damn it!
I just can't believe she refused to set up a courtroom in her living room. SMH some prosecutor
There may not be anything positive she can do but a good person vacating the position seems like an additional negative.
Why doesn't she force their hand and make them fire her. Then she can take them to court for wrongful termination? I don't know if that's how it works but resigning seems like dropping the case with extra steps that only negatively impact herself.