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U.S. attorney who oversaw cases of Trump allies refutes Barr statement saying he’s resigning | CBC News

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Jun 20, 2020
U.S. attorney who oversaw cases of Trump allies refutes Barr statement saying he’s resigning | CBC News

A top U.S. federal prosecutor whose office has been investigating Rudy Giuliani, the personal lawyer of U.S. President Donald Trump, said on Friday evening he would not leave his position, hours after the Trump administration abruptly said it was replacing him.

U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman speaks during a news conference in New York City in October 2019. (Frank Franklin II/The Associated Press)

A top U.S. federal prosecutor whose office has been investigating Rudy Giuliani, the personal lawyer of U.S. President Donald Trump, said on Friday evening he would not leave his position, hours after the Trump administration abruptly said it was replacing him.

The unusual statement by the U.S. Attorney in Manhattan, Geoffrey Berman, sets up a dramatic confrontation within the Justice Department over the high-profile position in a year when Trump is seeking re-election.

“I learned in a press release from the Attorney General tonight that I was ‘stepping down’ as United States Attorney. I have not resigned, and have no intention of resigning my position, to

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