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MelissaB

(16,420 posts) Fri Jun 19, 2020, 10:38 PM Jun 2020

US Atty for SDNY Geoffrey Berman was fired.

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US Atty for SDNY Geoffrey Berman was fired. The news came as a shock tonight. Sources close to him & DOJ official say AG Barr offered him other positions including head of Civil Division at main justice and Berman declined.

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NEW: Geoff Berman was forced out of SDNY, according to two sources.
One source with knowledge of the situation said Berman was asked to resign and refused.
A DOJ official says Berman was offered other positions at Justice; Berman declined them.

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US Atty for SDNY Geoffrey Berman was fired. (Original Post) MelissaB Jun 2020 OP

KR! Wonder where he'll end up? Wasn't he Cha Jun 2020 #1

Under Berman's tenure, SDNY prosecuted former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, is currently investigating MelissaB Jun 2020 #2

Looks like a request to put nails in the Cases against Trump and Trump Org Under The Radar Jun 2020 #3

Is it a firing if he was offered another position and he turned it down? jimfields33 Jun 2020 #4

Yes it's a firing. PTWB Jun 2020 #6

Ok. Wasn't sure. jimfields33 Jun 2020 #7

Huffpo reporter: Leghorn21 Jun 2020 #5

It's obvious that the person being investigated (trump) got Barr to fire the investigator. crickets Jun 2020 #8

The reek of conflict of interest. crickets Jun 2020 #9

Cha

(297,581 posts)

1. KR! Wonder where he'll end up? Wasn't he

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Fri Jun 19, 2020, 10:40 PM

Jun 2020

mean spirited enough for the Magats?

MelissaB

(16,420 posts)

2. Under Berman's tenure, SDNY prosecuted former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, is currently investigating

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Fri Jun 19, 2020, 10:43 PM

Jun 2020

Under Berman’s tenure, SDNY prosecuted former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, is currently investigating the president’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani and currently prosecuting two Giuliani associates Lev Parnas & Igor Fruman.

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Under The Radar

(3,404 posts)

3. Looks like a request to put nails in the Cases against Trump and Trump Org

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Fri Jun 19, 2020, 10:44 PM

Jun 2020

...was denied and a replacement quickly found.
My opinion and not based upon any lead.

jimfields33

(15,945 posts)

4. Is it a firing if he was offered another position and he turned it down?

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Fri Jun 19, 2020, 10:46 PM

Jun 2020

Sounds like resign.

PTWB

(4,131 posts)

6. Yes it's a firing.

Reply to jimfields33 (Reply #4)

Fri Jun 19, 2020, 10:50 PM

Jun 2020

jimfields33

(15,945 posts)

7. Ok. Wasn't sure.

Reply to PTWB (Reply #6)

Fri Jun 19, 2020, 10:52 PM

Jun 2020

Leghorn21

(13,526 posts)

5. Huffpo reporter:

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Fri Jun 19, 2020, 10:48 PM

Jun 2020

I’m told Geoffrey Berman just sent a video message to SDNY employees yesterday talking about proper use of PPE. His departure was not all all expected.

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crickets

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8. It's obvious that the person being investigated (trump) got Barr to fire the investigator.

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Fri Jun 19, 2020, 11:26 PM

Jun 2020

Naive of me, I know, but that doesn't seem right.

crickets

(25,983 posts)

9. The reek of conflict of interest.

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Fri Jun 19, 2020, 11:42 PM

Jun 2020

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Berman’s replacement Jay Clayton lawyered for Deutsche Bank and defended them in the massive Russian money laundering scandal.

There is a criminal investigation into Deutsche Bank ongoing in SDNY.

Deutsche Bank is Trump's lender.

Probably unrelated.

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