BREAKING: Geoffrey Berman says he will step down as U.S. attorney in Manhattan, in light of Attorney General William Barr's decision to name Berman's deputy, Audrey Strauss, as acting U.S. attorney. [More] https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/20/nyregion/trump-geoffrey-berman-fired-sdny.html?smid=tw-share
Trump Fires U.S. Attorney in New York Who Investigated His Inner Circle

The president’s move heightened criticism that he was purging his administration of officials whose independence could be a threat to his re-election.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/20/nyregion/trump-geoffrey-berman-fired-sdny.html?smid=tw-share
2/ U.S. Attorney Berman says he made his decision in light of Attorney General Barr’s “decision to respect the normal operation of law” and have Strauss become Acting U.S. attorney. [More]
3/ Berman says Strauss, the new Acting U.S. attorney, is the “smartest, most principled and effective lawyer with whom I have ever had the privilege of working.” So Trump's decision to fire Berman merely leaves him with Berman’s deputy as the top U.S. prosecutor in Manhattan.
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