As president, Donald Trump fired the powerful prosecutor in Manhattan over the weekend, was leading the investigation into some of his associates, was the latest incident highlighting to undermine the apparent will of the President of the traditional independence of the Justice Department when serves its interests, for an administration that had high-profile Ouster, the circumstances Geoffrey Berman dramatic dismissal is fluent: Attorney general William Barr tried to force him to fire Friday night, but Berman refused to resign Trump him to shoot the next day, the result of Berman removal is just as strong. The man who led the Southern District of New York (SDNY) investigations into two personal Trump lawyers, as well as other probes, which had annoyed the president, was removed from his position against his will. The move gave acute concerns of the type of work SDNY Berman and his story Trump of statements and actions, the independence of the DOJ eroding – or at least the appearance of it. “How should we do away Berman to be informed of the Trump history, what (or trying to fire) more officials of the Justice Department and the FBI, including to influence the investigation by himself and his staff that burns”, Renato Mariotti , a former federal prosecutor now says Thompson Coburn. “Although Trump, that the story was missing, and when Barr announcement would be less bizarre, I would still be worried if the head of an office of the US Attorney has been removed by the President, the Office of the President was the personal lawyer and the inaugural committee to investigate. But current circumstances raise much more serious concern. ” The White House said Berman was removed because he wanted to give the administration the position in Clayton, president of the Securities and Exchange Commission. White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said at a press conference on June 22 that had expressed interest in Clayton, New York City to return and that the White House wanted to “keep it in the government.” However, it is unlikely to be given Clayton confirmed by the Senate, the opposition of two senators from New York, and Deputy Attorney Audrey Strauss was appointed acting head in the meantime. When asked by TIME in conference Monday if Berman was fired because he oversees investigations in close confidante Trumps, including Michael Cohen and Rudy Giuliani said McEnany: “No, it was not,” adding, “This will not interfere with cases treated by the district, which takes place as usual “keep reading:. Fearing internal dissent before the election, Trump is building his war against the Washington Berman had for the Southern District of New York US Attorney in 2018. During his two years of work that internal investigations for different members Trump circle. He led the charge of Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen of Cohen’s role in the organization of hush money payments for Trump to adult film star Stormy Daniels. Cohen pleaded crime, including campaign finance violations found guilty and false conclusion, and he implicated in Trump adjustment under oath. (Trump denies Daniels is having an affair and denies any wrongdoing connected with payments.) Berman Office also stores personal Trump prosecutor Rudy Giuliani look was, and gave a great indictment jury last year against Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, shell companies allegedly an illegal donation to a super PAC supporting Trump to make re-election for their use of two company members Giuliani. Regardless SDNY investigated alleged possible irregularities in financial Trump inaugural committee that Robert Mueller spun one of a series of studies to be his special adviser examination. The inauguration probe “is very broad and wide,” says probably Jed Shugerman, professor at Fordham University School of Law “and many of us have wondered what goes on when Mueller wrapped his inquiry down for the last 15 months . “the central issue in Berman burn Shugerman says is,” Why now “predicts the southern district prepares near indictments- survey inaugural Committee at hand or otherwise before the usual time frame this year would be a splashy to make accusation, so as not to interfere with the presidential elections. “It would stun me to be when the Southern District … had done on each of the number of scandals not enough progress,” he says Shugerman not push for the “office to make an accusation now in the June-July window.” Berman regardless of whether the office is on the verge of a new phase in all of Trump, Trump has irritated studies Berman employees with other job that Trump to cancel favor with foreign leaders promised curry, a former according to a new book by Trump John Bolton national security adviser, Berman a Turkish Halkbank study bank implemented a probe Bolton says Trump promised turkish Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the president would be “fixed.” According to Bolton book during a side meeting at the Buenos Aires summit at the end of 2018, Erdoğan Trump was a note from the law firm representing the bank Halkbank claimed he was innocent. Trump has flipped, he said, he believed Halkbank was “completely innocent”. “Trump said Erdogan then you would care to explain that the office of the Southern District Attorney were not his people, however, were Obama people, a problem that could be solved if it were replaced by his people,” says Bolton. Given all the concerns about burning Berman Congress has promised to act and House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler, a New York Democrat, said he has studied the issue is. “Neither the president nor the Justice Department offered an explanation for Mr. Berman pretend to dismissal,” he said in a statement Nadler. “We know that the office of the inner Attorney for the Southern District of New York in the investigation to President Trump engaged directed circle.” Nadler said two informants this week to hear testimony Berman Berman burning and hopes to secure and, “I’m sure he will testify,” Nadler said Sunday on CNN. Jonathan Turley, a professor at George Washington University Law School, notes that testified at a hearing of confirmation of Barr, in Turley in his name, Barr said it would not allow any movement that influence the search for an investigation. “This is the hill to die on an Attorney General,” Turley, who testified against Trump impeachment at home last year, he says. “The measure, if Barr is to undermine the investigation.” While Turley says he has not seen this intention if Berman evidence, it is recognized by firing real body questions the prosecutor working for the past two years raised and given him “only supports” a congressional investigation. “There are legitimate concerns,” Turley says he “needs to be addressed.” -With reporting by John Walcott and Brian Bennett / Washington
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