“I have not resigned, and have no intention of resigning, my position,” Mr Berman said. The stand-off set off an extraordinary clash between the Justice Department and one of the nation’s top districts, which has tried major mob and terror cases over the years. Mr Barr offered no explanation for why he was pushing out Mr Berman in the statement he issued late on Friday. Democrats have repeatedly accused Mr Trump’s Justice Department of political interference, and those concerns have also been pervasive among some rank and file officials in the agency. Federal prosecutors in New York have overseen numerous prosecutions and investigations with ties to Mr Trump in recent years.

Source: Irish Independent June 20, 2020 06:00 UTC