1. Danielle Renee Sassoon was born on 1986 and is an American attorney who served as the acting US attorney for the Southern District of New York between January 21,2025, and February 13,2025, appointed by Donald Trump.
10 Facts About Danielle Sassoon
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Danielle Renee Sassoon was born in 1986 to Salomon and Evelyn Sassoon in New York City.
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Danielle Sassoon's father was a partner at the law firm Morrison Cohen, and is a partner at the law firm BakerHostetler; her mother worked as a clinical psychologist and research psychologist.
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Danielle Sassoon's grandmother escaped Syria to avoid the persecution against Syrian Jews before Israel was created in 1948.
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Danielle Sassoon then attended Yale Law School, where she was a features editor of The Yale Law Journal, graduating in 2011.
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In 2016, Danielle Sassoon was hired as an assistant United States Attorney by Preet Bharara, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
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Danielle Sassoon personally handled the cross-examination of Bankman-Fried at the trial.
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On February 12,2025, Danielle Sassoon sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi stating her intent to resign if forced to drop the charges for explicitly political reasons, indicating confidence that Adams was guilty of the charged crimes.
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On November 28,2015, Danielle Sassoon married Adam Katz, an investment analyst.
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Danielle Sassoon is a member of the conservative Federalist Society, and is a registered Republican.