Rep. Nadler Issues Statement on A.G. Barr's Firing of U.S. Attorney for Southern District of N.Y.
June 23, 2020
June 23, 2020
WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on June 22 on the purported firing of Geoffrey S. Berman, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York:
"Last night, Attorney General Bill Barr told us that Geoffrey Berman of the SDNY had resigned--which was untrue. Today, Barr told us that the President asked him to fire Mr. Berman--which may also be untrue, given that the President says he . . .
"Last night, Attorney General Bill Barr told us that Geoffrey Berman of the SDNY had resigned--which was untrue. Today, Barr told us that the President asked him to fire Mr. Berman--which may also be untrue, given that the President says he . . .