Barr Abruptly Seeks to Oust U.S. Attorney Who Investigated Trump Associates [View all]

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Source: New York Times

But the United States attorney in Manhattan, Geoffrey Berman, who had been leading the inquiry into Rudolph W. Giuliani, is refusing to leave his position.

By Benjamin Weiser, William K. Rashbaum, Nicole Hong, Maggie Haberman and Katie Benner
June 19, 2020

Attorney General William P. Barr on Friday night abruptly tried to oust the United States attorney in Manhattan, Geoffrey S. Berman, the powerful federal prosecutor whose office sent President Trump’s former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, to prison and who has been investigating Mr. Trump’s current personal lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani.

But Mr. Berman said in a statement that he was refusing to leave his position, setting up a crisis within the Justice Department over one of its most prestigious jobs.

“I have not resigned, and have no intention of resigning, my position,” Mr. Berman said, adding that he learned that he was “stepping down” in a press release from the Justice Department.

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Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/19/nyregion/us-attorney-manhattan-trump.html

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