Geoffrey Berman reverses course -- now says he will leave SDNY 'effective immediately'
Source: Rawstory
The question of who is leading the DOJs Southern District of New York appeared to be settled on Saturday after Georffrey Berman announced he would be immediately vacating his position.
There was a question as to whether he had been legally fired after Donald Trump disputed AG Bill Barrs claims that the president had fired Berman.
In light of A. G. Barrs decision to respect the normal operation of law and have Deputy U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss become Acting U.S. Attorney, I will be leaving the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Southern District of New York, effective immediately, Berman said in a statement released Saturday.
Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/2020/06/geoffrey-berman-reverses-course-now-says-he-will-leave-sdny-effective-immediately/
Zorro
(15,740 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(48,994 posts)NotHardly
(1,062 posts)...and not the type to put up with 'hi-jinks' any more than his former boss did.
Trump and Barr ended up playing themselves, so to speak.
onenote
(42,694 posts)They could replace her tomorrow.
Thekaspervote
(32,755 posts)Some hand picked Barr dotard goon
former9thward
(31,981 posts)So the replacement ultimately will be someone picked by Barr/Trump.
whistler162
(11,155 posts)former9thward
(31,981 posts)Originally AG Sessions appointed Berman to the job on a temporary 120 day basis. At the end of that period the SDNY judges used a provision in the U.S. code to appoint Berman on an interim basis until the vacancy was filled.
Fullduplexxx
(7,857 posts)LiberalArkie
(15,713 posts)Nevilledog
(51,080 posts)They wanted Jay Clayton there for a reason. If Acting AG holds firm, they'd have to nominate and get approval for Clayton to take over.
Fullduplexxx
(7,857 posts)Nevilledog
(51,080 posts)It was only after Berman said he wasn't leaving that the whole issue of firing came up. They offered to move Berman to DOJ to be head of Civil Division. He declined.
Fullduplexxx
(7,857 posts)Nevilledog
(51,080 posts)Barr assumed he had total control over Berman and said he was leaving the position. Berman said no. Barr said you're fired. Berman said, you can't fire me cuz I was appointed by judges. Barr said Trump asked me to fire you. Trump said I'm not involved this was Barr's decision. Berman says I'll step down but you have to appoint my asst. Deputy, not Clayton, as acting AG. Now they can only remove her for cause or if they nominate and confirm someone to take the position.
Fullduplexxx
(7,857 posts)Nevilledog
(51,080 posts)Arazi
(6,829 posts)Nevilledog
(51,080 posts)Not like the rat bastard cares.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)Both treason barr and shithole looks like fools.
mucifer
(23,530 posts)Laelth
(32,017 posts)Perhaps he was on the receiving end of a lot of heat over the last 24 hours.
-Laelth
CrispyQ
(36,457 posts)When all of these positions of power are filled with Trump sycophants?
hotdamn00
(38 posts)it will be January 20, 2021
Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)Ninga
(8,275 posts)yaesu
(8,020 posts)since when does barr respect any law, this stinks to high heaven, was the big guns, putin, pulled in? Threats made to family?
ananda
(28,858 posts)nt
Lock him up.
(6,925 posts)Lock em up.
Add baRr in. Wonder how many more lies he will spew in testimony this week.
DURHAM D
(32,609 posts)msongs
(67,395 posts)dlk
(11,552 posts)Wonder how much of it well eventually learn.
mountain grammy
(26,619 posts)Blackmail, extortion, nice grand kid ya got there. Be a shame if anything happened. I swear. Its the mob.
Desert grandma
(804 posts)I know he was invited to testify to Nadler's judicial committee in the House, and I think he should be able to now, right?
onetexan
(13,036 posts)JI7
(89,247 posts)onetexan
(13,036 posts)I think knowing he had a good Deputy AG to step in &the fact he can now testify in Congress are the 2 motivations, also knowing the severed relationship was going to be untenable & difficult working w Lowbarr.
not_the_one
(2,227 posts)That means they would have to fire him. So they did.
He made his point. He HAD to leave. Not much else he could do.
More who are TOLD to step down (when they don't think it is proper) should do as he did. Make them show how much they hate democracy.
BigmanPigman
(51,584 posts)"Subpoena Barr rather than "inviting" him to testify - which he refuses to do every time. If he refuses, arrest him for inherent contempt (House has this power.) Lock him up in the jail cell in the Capitol Building that is there for exactly this reason", said Kurt Eichenwald in a tweet.
in2herbs
(2,945 posts)would not leave office. Berman will testify in the House on Wednesday. I've heard that Barr has been "invited." What if ... the invitation turns into a subpoena and based on (unreported) conversations Pelosi and the House has had with Berman, the House will order the arrest of Barr if he does not show up?
A girl can dream, can't she?
Lonestarblue
(9,973 posts)Barr is a scumbag who lies as much as Trump does. Audrey Strauss is Acting Attorney and Trump can quickly name the SEC guy to be approved by the Senate, and then two of the top SDNY people are gone. Insure hope there are backup files off site somewhere that Barr cant have them destroyed. I wish Berman had taken his case to the court that appointed him.
onetexan
(13,036 posts)Would keep his word the deputy AG would step in &continue the inestigations he was working on. I think this was a smart move on Berman's part.
blakstoneranger
(333 posts)He or his family was probably threatened. Remember this is trump, he's desperate enough to do this... someone, a stranger, walks up to him and says something. leaves something on his doorstep or his car windshield, anything. Remember the US Ambassador, trump was caught on tape telling someone to "take her out!" Of course it was reinterpreted as a firing, but we all know what he meant.