Attorney General Barr tells Manhattan U.S. Attorney Berman he is fired amid power struggle
The Trump administration moved Friday night to nominate Securities and Exchange Commissioner Jay Clayton to the position of U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, saying Berman was resigning his position.
U.S. Attorney General William Barr discusses a Trump administration executive order on the International Criminal Court during a joint news conference at the State Department in Washington, June 11, 2020.Attorney General William Barr told the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, Geoffrey Berman, that he is fired in a letter Saturday amid a power struggle over who will fill one of the most important federal law enforcement positions in the nation.
Berman's office is investigating Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani and obtained a conviction of the president's previous personal attorney, Michael Cohen, for financial crimes. I was surprised and quite disappointed by the press statement you released last night. As we discussed, I wanted the opportunity to choose a distinguished New York lawyer, Jay Clayton, to nominate as United States Attorney and was hoping for your cooperation to facilitate a smooth transition.
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