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Trump Promotes Prosecutor Who Convicted Sam Bankman-Fried, Suggesting He’s No Fan of the Fallen Crypto Mogul

Danielle Sassoon will temporarily run the most prestigious prosecutorial office in the country.

AP/John Minchillo
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried leaves Manhattan federal court at New York in February 2023. AP/John Minchillo
A.R. HOFFMAN
A.R. HOFFMAN

The promotion by President Trump of an assistant United States attorney, Danielle Sassoon, to acting United States attorney for the Southern District of New York could signal approval of her highest-profile conviction — that of a fallen crypto billionaire, Sam Bankman-Fried. 

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A.R. HOFFMAN
A.R. HOFFMAN

Mr. Hoffman is an associate editor of the Sun, where he covers politics and culture. He holds a PhD from Harvard and a law degree from Stanford.

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