Rep. Nadler Issues Statement for Oversight Hearing on Political Interference, Threats to Prosecutorial Independence
June 25, 2020
June 25, 2020
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement on June 24 at a hearing entitled "Oversight of the Department of Justice: Political Interference and Threats to Prosecutorial Independence":
"Last Friday, without explanation, Attorney General William Barr announced that Geoffrey Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, was 'stepping down.'
"Last Friday, without explanation, Attorney General William Barr announced that Geoffrey Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, was 'stepping down.'