2 months ago, William Barr launched a haphazard effort to get rid of U.S. attorney Geoffrey Berman and also prevent his deputy, Audrey Strauss, from taking over.

Berman fought it and made sure Strauss got the acting job.

Today, Strauss indicts Trump's former campaign CEO.
Barr's stated reason for pushing Berman out quickly -- that they wanted to install a new, permanent nominee in Jay Clayton -- never made sense.

Berman could have served through confirmation, but Barr wanted his own acting U.S. attorney.

He didn't get it. And now this happens.
The prevailing theory among critics was that Barr might have wanted Berman out because SDNY was investigating Giuliani.

Instead, a different Trump adviser gets indicted.
My piece on all this:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/08/20/bannons-indictment-raises-more-uneasy-questions-about-william-barrs-gambit/

It's worth noting that Giuliani HIMSELF suggested Berman's removal might have been tied to investigations.
Analysis | Bannon’s indictment raises more uneasy questions about William Barr’s gambit

Critics accused Barr of trying to curtail the investigation into Rudy Guiliani. It turns out the office was nearing an indictment of another top Trump ally: Steve Bannon.`

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/08/20/bannons-indictment-raises-more-uneasy-questions-about-william-barrs-gambit/
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