#Berman

Aaron Blake

AaronBlake

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

southpaw

nycsouthpaw

SDNY's first comment on the matter.https://twitter.com/SDNYnews/status/1278693808557916160 The recently ousted head of SDNY, Geoffrey Berman, had been increasingly outspoken in seeking Prince Andrew's cooperation in the Epstein inve

Gabriel Malor

gabrielmalor

Oh boy.https://twitter.com/SDNYnews/status/1274178732476059650 To recap, Trump wants Berman out of SDNY and a loyalist in because SDNY is investigating Trump's friends. AG Barr offered Berman several prestigious jobs at Main Justice,

Checks and Balances

chkbal

US Attorney Berman has made clear that Attorney General Barr’s attempt to fire him implicates ongoing criminal investigations. And apparently Berman’s office has been investigating the president’s personal attorney and

PantsuitPolitics

PantsuitPolitic

As you wish. (a thread)https://twitter.com/taralynn0902/status/1274536065983004672 One Jeffrey Beauregard Sessions appointed Geoffrey Berman to temporarily serve as the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, following @PreetBhar

Robert J. DeNault

robertjdenault

Here’s the million-dollar question: what were Geoffrey Berman and SDNY about to do? Whatever it was, it was so bad that Barr brazenly lied and said Berman would resign—likely knowing

Harry Litman

harrylitman

Thread: here's where I think we are. It's pretty exquisite. Berman is court appointed and under 28 USC §546 his appointment lasts until there is a presidentially appointed and confirmed

Jonathan Turley

JonathanTurley

As predicted, Trump just fired Berman. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/william-barr-trump-fired-sdny-federal-prosector Many have suggested that Berman could refuse on the basis that he was appointed by a court. That is a dubious constituti

Leesa Brown

ReasonVsFear

This was posted by my friend @itscsesq elsewhere, and he gave me permission to share... (Dave is a lawyer who worked at the State Dept.):-If you are confused about the

Jeffrey Lieber

JeffLieber

From a friend, why what happened last night between Barr and Berman (a thread):“Normally, a President (and, therefore, the AG) can remove a US Attorney at will. However, this case

Resist the Hologram - Stu Cvrk

STUinSD

(1 of 5) Another reminder that there are no such things as coincidences. (2 of 5) On Monday House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler announced that two former Special Counsel

#SOULWAR ✝

CatesDuane

#fridaynightmassacre AG Barr issues a Statement that Jay Clayton will replace Geoffrey Berman as the US Attorney for the SDNY.Now Berman fires BACK saying he hasn't resigned, won't resign &

Louise Mensch, M.A.

LouiseMensch

Pandemic insomnia Berman thread:Can Trump fire Strauss?1. Under S 541 the President can fire a US Attorney. Unlike Berman she is an acting US Attorney, who is not a political

Benjamin Weiser

BenWeiserNYT

Extraordinary development in New York as Attorney General William Barr abruptly seeks to fire the U.S. attorney who has been investigation Rudolph Giuliani and other Trump Associateshttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/19/nyregion/us-attorney-ma

Steve Vladeck

steve_vladeck

Berman is the Acting U.S. Attorney by dint of a *judicial* appointment.There’s a pretty good argument that, per the plain language of 28 U.S.C. § 546(d), he gets to keep

Rep. Val Demings

RepValDemings

Mr. Berman was appointed by U.S. District Court Judges. The Attorney General does not have the authority to expel him. It is clear that the law still means nothing to

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