WASHINGTON, July 10 — The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, who was ousted last month as his office led a probe into President Donald Trump's personal attorney Rudolph Giuliani, told lawmakers yesterday US Attorney General William Barr had pressured him to resign. In written comments submitted...
Geoffrey Berman, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, speaks during a news conference in New York March 25, 2019. — Reuters pic
Berman also said Barr repeatedly urged him to take another job, either in the Justice Department running its civil division or possibly as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Berman said Barr told him he wanted to appoint current SEC chairman Jay Clayton to replace him as Manhattan-based U.S. attorney.
However, he ultimately agreed to leave, after Barr backed off his earlier plan to install New Jersey's top federal prosecutor Craig Carpenito in his place as acting US Attorney. He also quoted Berman as saying that installing Carpenito would “delay and disrupt” pending investigations.Barr is scheduled to appear before the panel on July 28.
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