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For those keeping score:
* Barr said Berman “stepped down”
* Berman could corrected that no, he did not
* Barr wrote that Trump personally fired Berman
* Then Trump told reporters, no, he was “not involved” https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/20/nyregion/trump-geoffrey-berman-fired-sdny.html
* Barr said Berman “stepped down”
* Berman could corrected that no, he did not
* Barr wrote that Trump personally fired Berman
* Then Trump told reporters, no, he was “not involved” https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/20/nyregion/trump-geoffrey-berman-fired-sdny.html
If in fact Berman’s No. 2 will take over SDNY, you can read more about her here.
(Thanks for the hat tip, @mattmittenthal!) https://twitter.com/mattmittenthal/status/1274431357788270595?s=21 https://twitter.com/mattmittenthal/status/1274431357788270595
(Thanks for the hat tip, @mattmittenthal!) https://twitter.com/mattmittenthal/status/1274431357788270595?s=21 https://twitter.com/mattmittenthal/status/1274431357788270595
Another important point:
Barr’s letter represents Main Justice and the AG conceding defeat in own important respect.
After originally trying to replace Berman with the US Attorney for NJ—in what would be a highly usual transition—Barr agrees to keep Berman’s deputy in charge.
Barr’s letter represents Main Justice and the AG conceding defeat in own important respect.
After originally trying to replace Berman with the US Attorney for NJ—in what would be a highly usual transition—Barr agrees to keep Berman’s deputy in charge.
—That is, of course, if Berman accepts what Barr has proposed.
As Preet Bharara was fond of saying, stay tuned.
As Preet Bharara was fond of saying, stay tuned.
