It has the creativity of a major news event, the first public appearance of a former U.S. attorney who resigned in protest after violating the Trump administration. But the group featuring Danielle Sassoon proved how cautious she and the famous former New York prosecutor avoided any direct remarks about the president or the Justice Department.

The New York City Bar Association activity highlighted the silence and caution of the public in most of the legal community during the four months of Donald Trump’s second term. A former federal prosecutor, who now works in a large law firm, summed up the word: "fear."

"People keep bowing their heads." Lawyers asked not to name them because they were worried about Trump's revenge. "Fear of being audited. Fear of being investigated. The federal government is very strong."

Until February, Sassoon was a federal prosecutor in Manhattan when she resigned instead of an order appointed by the Justice Department to dismiss federal corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Six other federal prosecutors in New York and Washington then refused to waive the charges and resigned from one of the president's highest public condemnations since Watermen.

On Tuesday, the majestic six-story neoclassical headquarters of the New York City Bar Association landed on Tuesday, with more than a dozen journalists and a crew of filming. A routine ongoing legal education activity focused on female lawyers specializing in white-collar crimes, and the reason was: Shasang.

Next to a meeting room with a blue carpet is a mahogany wall and a portrait of the Supreme Court Justice, Sassoon plans to have a 45-minute "fireside chat" with Mary Jo White, the first woman to serve as U.S. attorney for the Southern New York area. White is known as an active prosecutor with independent stripes, responsible for the prosecution of organized crime leader John Gotti and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.

Jenna Dabbs, himself a former federal prosecutor in Manhattan, introduced Sassoon and White and thanked Sassoon for attending the meeting a few weeks after giving birth to his third child. Sha Tin is wearing black pants and a black vest, thanking her.

Then, DABB is the closest to any spokesperson, directly addressing unprecedented events that took place in the Second Trump administration’s Justice Department. She praised Sassoon's brief tenure as an acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, who handled cases in part of Manhattan, Bronx and Westchester counties as "principle, courage and courage."

In a protest letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, Sassoon said Adams' attorneys raised what equals "Quid Pro Quo". Federal prosecutors will abandon the grafting charges against Adams in exchange for cooperation with Adams in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Shatong resigns after Bondy refuses to meet with her.

Dabs said Sassoon "upheld her oath to defend the Constitution." "She is innocent in a way that reflects the best traditions of the office, which is a pity, at some personal expense," Dabs said.

After a thrilling applause, Shatong asked White's role as a mentor in his career. White replied that Sha Xing himself is now a role model. "You're the one right now," White said. “You are an extraordinary lawyer, you are the epitome of integrity and strength.”

White then thanked Sassoon for his actions in the Adams case without naming Adams, Bondy or Trump. "You don't have the choice to deal with what you have to deal with," White said. "But how you handle it is excellent, I thank you."

Shatong asked White if she was under political pressure during her tenure in the 1990s.

"After what happened in SDNY I was there, the relationship between the White House, the Justice Department, the SDNY obviously has a focus on the relationship between politics and prosecution," Sassoon said. "How is it different from when it comes to American lawyers?"

White responded cautiously to Trump, Bundy or Adams. "It's always been a problem," she said, she said, earning independence from the southern region nicknamed "Soviet District" "very good for the public good."

Sassoon asked her if she had any advice to those who worked as American lawyers, blunt but vague. "You should be ready to quit two to three times," she said, but White refused to say why she threatened to quit.

To answer Sassoon’s question about what investigations white-collar defense lawyers can expect, White expressed concern about the Justice Department’s “Weaponization Task Force” established by Bondi, which critics say is Trump’s efforts to retaliate against his perceived enemy.

White spoke again, citing Attorney General Robert Jackson for a famous 1940 speech, who warned federal prosecutors not to abuse their "huge power" for targeting individuals for political or personal reasons. "If you've ever been focused on one person and tried to find crime, you're lost," White said.

When Sassoon asks the audience questions, it's quickly clear that White, not Sassoon, will respond. White answered several questions in general, again evading mentioning Trump's name.

When asked by reporters if she had any comments on Bundy's tenure as attorney general, White replied, "I don't." So the event ended.