Danielle Sassoon
Danielle Sassoon | |
|---|---|
Official portrait, 2025 | |
| United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York | |
Acting | |
| In office January 21, 2025 – February 13, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Edward Kim (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Matthew Podolsky (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Danielle Renee Sassoon 1986 (age 39–40) New York City, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | |
Danielle Renee Sassoon (born 1986) is an American attorney who served as the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York between January 21, 2025, and February 13, 2025. As an assistant United States Attorney in the district, she secured prominent convictions against sex trafficker Larry Ray and fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried. Sassoon resigned from the United States Department of Justice to avoid complying with Acting United States Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove's command to dismiss federal criminal corruption charges against Eric Adams, Mayor of New York City. She currently is a senior fellow at the conservative Manhattan Institute.