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babylonsister

(171,059 posts)
Sat Jun 20, 2020, 12:21 PM Jun 2020

Dems Call On U.S. Attorney To Testify After Barr Tries To Fire Him In The Middle Of Trump Probes


Posted on Sat, Jun 20th, 2020 by Sean Colarossi
Dems Call On U.S. Attorney To Testify After Barr Tries To Fire Him In The Middle Of Trump Probes


Democrats were quick late Friday to call on Geoffrey Berman, the U.S. Attorney from the Southern District of New York, to testify before Congress next week.

The push comes after Attorney General William Barr sought to illegally fire Berman, even as he is in the middle of prosecuting and investigating some of Donald Trump’s crooked associates.

“America is right to expect the worst of Bill Barr, who has repeatedly interfered in criminal investigations on Trump’s behalf,” Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) said in a Friday night tweet. “We have a hearing on this topic on Wednesday. We welcome Mr. Berman’s testimony and will invite him to testify.”


No reason has been provided as to why the Trump-Barr Justice Department sought to oust Berman, but it certainly doesn’t appear to be an accident.

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Dems Call On U.S. Attorney To Testify After Barr Tries To Fire Him In The Middle Of Trump Probes (Original Post) babylonsister Jun 2020 OP
Berman probably won't agree to testify. BComplex Jun 2020 #1
I agree. He's still working. Nevilledog Jun 2020 #3
Someone promise me if the virus the GOP is trying to kill me with works, MAKE that FUCKER Eliot Rosewater Jun 2020 #2

Nevilledog

(51,092 posts)
3. I agree. He's still working.
Sat Jun 20, 2020, 12:45 PM
Jun 2020

Wouldn't be able to disclose anything about ongoing cases.

Testimony would be limited to details surrounding finding out through a press release that he was supposedly stepping down.

Maybe answering questions about whether Barr and his goons or trump making requests for info on ongoing cases or requests to stop ongoing cases or investigations.

Eliot Rosewater

(31,109 posts)
2. Someone promise me if the virus the GOP is trying to kill me with works, MAKE that FUCKER
Sat Jun 20, 2020, 12:35 PM
Jun 2020

barr pay a PRICE



Arrest and jail that PIG

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