President Trump fires U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman
Posted on AllSides June 22nd, 2020
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
- On Friday evening, June 19th, the Justice Department announced in a statement that Geoffrey Berman, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, was “stepping down." The White House stated that President Trump would nominate SEC Chairman Jay Clayton as Berman's replacement.
- Later that evening, Berman released his own statement refusing to step down. He said "I will step down when a ...