U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman is leaving as head of the powerful Southern District of New York, Attorney General William Barr announced late Friday. He vowed that he will stay and to “important cases” will continue “unimpeded.”NEW: Geoff Berman statement:“I learned in a press release from the Attorney General tonight that I was ‘stepping down’ as United States Attorney. BREAKING: U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman is stepping down from his role as head of revered SDNY, according to DOJ. In a late Friday night press release Attorney General Bar announces President Trump has nominated current head of SEC Jay Clayton to replace him. America is right to expect the worst of Bill Barr, who has repeatedly interfered in criminal investigations on Trump’s behalf.

Source: Huffington Post June 20, 2020 05:48 UTC