New York Southern District attorney Geoffrey Berman, who prosecuted Trump's former lawyer, discovered his job was in jeopardy via a press release saying he was stepping down.
America's top law enforcement official told a federal prosecutor known for probing allies of President Donald Trump that he was fired Saturday -- sparking uproar and triggering an inquiry by Democratic lawmakers.
In his letter, circulated widely by US media, Barr accused Berman of having"chosen public spectacle over public service" through his defiance. But Trump, speaking to reporters ahead of a campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, denied sacking Berman -- further adding to the confused messaging coming from the administration.
He has also investigated two associates of Giuliani accused of campaign finance violations and helping dig up dirt on Trump's election challenger Joe Biden as part of the Ukraine scandal over which Trump was impeached. The committee said in a statement it would"immediately open an investigation into this incident, as part of our broader investigation into Barr's unacceptable politicization of the Department of Justice."
Meanwhile Barr has been accused of repeatedly acting as Trump's personal lawyer instead of in the interests of the public following the Justice Department's intervention in several cases involving Trump allies.
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